The Download: tracing AI-fueled delusions, and OpenAI admits Microsoft risks

Stanford researchers studied how chatbots can intensify delusional thinking in users, finding that these AI systems have a unique ability to turn minor obsessive thoughts into serious ones, though researchers cannot definitively answer whether AI causes delusions or simply amplifies existing ones. OpenAI disclosed in a pre-IPO document that its close business relationship with Microsoft presents financial risks to the company.