3 stories tagged AI Psychosis
Box founder Aaron Levie warned about 'AI psychosis,' where companies assume AI can replace jobs without understanding the work involved. ClickUp recently laid off 22% of its staff to implement AI agents, part of a growing trend in 2026 where tech layoffs are already nearly matching the total from 2025.
Tech executives are discussing whether an obsession with AI is leading to irrational behavior. The term 'AI psychosis' describes how some leaders make reckless decisions due to their fixation on AI advancements.
AI models trained to avoid harmful content can sometimes develop 'psychosis'—where they hallucinate or refuse to answer simple questions. This happens because of a common training method called reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF).