The 'AI Psychosis' Backlash and a Skepticism Undercurrent

A viral quip about 'AI psychosis' and pointed jabs at self-driving claims reveal a growing public fatigue with overhyped AI amid real-world glitches.

"Your ai psychosis is scaring the hoes," quipped @137beans in a post that drew nearly a hundred likes — a small data point, but a telling one. The phrase "AI psychosis" has entered casual vocabulary as shorthand for people who have gone all-in on AI to the point of losing perspective, and its casual use signals a cultural cooling.

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