By Lance Eliot
Publication Date: 2026-02-01 08:15:00
With due regard to AI brainwashing and the possibility of AI becoming psychotic.
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In today’s column, I examine a recent essay by Anthropic’s CEO that makes several interesting and controversial claims about the future impact of generative AI and large language models (LLMs).
Among the many points raised in the blog post, two notable aspects fall into the area of AI and mental health and, in my opinion, are worthy of further study. It’s about the potential of AI to serve as a brainwashing tool on a large scale. Millions upon millions of people could easily be brainwashed by modern AI. The second aspect has to do with the AI potentially going off course and seemingly becoming psychotic.
Let’s talk about it.
This analysis of AI breakthroughs is part of my ongoing Forbes column coverage of the latest developments in AI, including identifying and explaining various impactful AI complexities (see link here).
AI and mental health
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