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Several recent examples of exacerbation of delusions have received attention in the popular press, leading to a call for empirical research to document the scope of interactions with GenAI among individuals experiencing symptoms of psychosis.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aimed to evaluate associations of psychosis risk to GenAI use frequency, motivations for use, and GenAI interactions involving potential delusions.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n We conducted a large-scale cross-sectional survey of 1003 young adults in United States, divided the sample of individuals that had used GenAI into \u201celevated risk\u201d (Prodromal Questionnaire, Brief Version Distress Score \u226520; N=267, 28%) and \u201clow risk\u201d groups (Prodromal Questionnaire, Brief Version Distress Score <20; N=685, 72%), and compared groups on several assessments related to GenAI use.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n We found that while members of the elevated risk group were no more likely to have ever used GenAI, they were significantly more likely to report intensive use (odds ratio 1.70 to 2.56; ie, several times per day, more than 30 minutes per day, 6 or more chatbot conversations per day). Those at elevated risk were more likely to report using GenAI to receive social and emotional support and significantly more likely to ascribe human-like roles to their chatbot interactions (odds ratio 1.76 to 3.08; ie, companion, friend, therapist, and romantic partner). Delusion-related interactions were also commonly reported among those at risk for psychosis (item endorsements from 13.3% to 30.7%).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n While it is unclear whether they have a positive or negative impact overall, GenAI chatbots may have the potential to impact symptom-related experiences among young adults at risk.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.2196\/85038","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,1,20]],"date-time":"2026-01-20T21:35:06Z","timestamp":1768944906000},"page":"e85038","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Psychosis Risk and Generative Artificial Intelligence Use Frequency, Motivations, and Delusion-Like Experiences: Cross-Sectional Survey Study"],"prefix":"10.2196","volume":"28","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2841-0493","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Benjamin","family":"Buck","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1308-5798","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Anne Julia","family":"Maheux","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1010","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3386\/w32966"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3386\/w34255"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.copsyc.2020.04.005"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1056\/aioa2400802"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/60589"},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/70014"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-3-031-92611-2_5"},{"key":"ref8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/d41586-025-03390-0"},{"key":"ref9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-025-15416-8"},{"key":"ref10","unstructured":"WellsKAn eating disorders chatbot offered dieting advice, raising fears about AI in healthNPR20232025-09-16https:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2023\/06\/08\/1180838096\/an-eating-disorders-chatbot-offered-dieting-advice-raising-fears -about-ai-in-hea"},{"key":"ref11","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2196\/67365"},{"key":"ref12","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/schbul\/sbad128"},{"key":"ref13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/wps.20310"},{"key":"ref14","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1192\/bjp.bp.114.157115"},{"key":"ref15","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.scog.2015.08.002"},{"key":"ref16","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11469-023-01028-8"},{"key":"ref17","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.comppsych.2018.09.007"},{"key":"ref18","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1186\/s12888-023-04563-9"},{"key":"ref19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/eip.13362"},{"key":"ref20","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jamapsychiatry.2024.0384"},{"key":"ref21","unstructured":"HillKThey asked an A.I. chatbot questions. 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