delusional
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For the retired—and sometimes delusional and occasionally demented—residents of the Boroughs, mortality is already a preoccupation.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Lucy Osler of the University of Exeter examined how interactions with conversational AI could contribute to false beliefs, distorted memories, altered personal narratives, and even delusional thinking.
From Science Daily • May 11, 2026
Even so, there is a curious — and hopefully not delusional — optimism in classical music, L.A. style.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Numerous studies have found that in its eagerness to agree with the user, the model validated unhealthy or dangerous behaviour, and even led people to delusional thinking.
From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026
What he doesn’t get is that even though part of me has come to sense the things that might be delusional, there’s the other part of me that has no choice but to believe them.
From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman
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