{"id":329453,"date":"2026-03-26T18:00:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-ai-delusion-problem-is-bigger-than-we-thought\/"},"modified":"2026-03-26T18:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:00:36","slug":"the-ai-delusion-problem-is-bigger-than-we-thought","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/the-ai-delusion-problem-is-bigger-than-we-thought\/","title":{"rendered":"The AI delusion problem is bigger than we thought"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/zz3LhD-p6Dk\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"The AI delusion problem is bigger than we thought\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zz3LhD-p6Dk\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>What happens when AI starts pulling people away from reality and even encourages them to act on distorted beliefs?<\/p>\n<p>A new study from Anthropic and the University of Toronto analysed 1.5 million conversations with the AI chatbot Claude, revealing rare but concerning cases of what some are calling \u201cAI psychosis\u201d and what researchers describe as \u201creality distortion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In this report, Sky News Technology correspondent Rowland Manthorpe speaks to Miles McCain, the Anthropic researcher behind the study, to understand what\u2019s really happening inside these AI conversations.<\/p>\n<p>Why do large language models and generative AI systems sometimes reinforce beliefs instead of challenging them? 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And how serious is this problem as AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and other assistants become part of everyday life?<\/p>\n<p>#artificialintelligence #ai #anthropic #claude #tech <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews<\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/<br \/>\nFor more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&#038;hl=en_GB<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What happens when AI starts pulling people away from reality and even encourages them to act on distorted beliefs? A new study from Anthropic and the University of Toronto analysed 1.5 million conversations with the AI chatbot Claude, revealing rare but concerning cases of what some are calling \u201cAI psychosis\u201d and what researchers describe as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":329454,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[128811],"tags":[129443,129379,129085],"actors":[],"class_list":["post-329453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sky-news","tag-happens","tag-what","tag-when"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The AI delusion problem is bigger than we thought | News ISC Videos<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Watch The AI delusion problem is bigger than we thought for free, here on News ISC. 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