SPIRALS Evaluation: Safety, Psychological Impact, Risk, and LLM Safety

Characterizing Delusional Spirals through Human-LLM Chat Logs

Moore, Jared , Mehta, Ashish , Agnew, William , Anthis, Jacy Reese , Louie, Ryan , Mai, Yifan , Yin, Peggy , Cheng, Myra , Paech, Samuel J. , Klyman, Kevin , Chancellor, Stevie , Lin, Eric , Haber, Nick , & Ong, Desmond

The Dynamics of Delusion: Modeling Bidirectional False Belief Amplification in Human-Chatbot Dialogue

Mehta, Ashish , Moore, Jared , Anthis, Jacy Reese , Agnew, William , Lin, Eric , Yin, Peggy , Ong, Desmond C. , Haber, Nick , & Dweck, Carol - 2026

"AI-Induced Delusional Spirals": Understanding Lived Experiences During Maladaptive Human-Chatbot Interactions

Yang, Yuewen , Schoenwald, Sonja , Moore, Jared , Ong, Desmond , Liu, Sunny Xun , & Hancock, Jeffrey - 2026

Expressing stigma and inappropriate responses prevents LLMs from safely replacing mental health providers.

Moore, Jared , Grabb, Declan , Agnew, William , Klyman, Kevin , Chancellor, Stevie , Ong, Desmond C. , & Haber, Nick - 2025

Response to FDA's Request for Comment on AI-Enabled Medical Devices

Ong, Desmond C. , Moore, Jared , Martinez-Martin, Nicole , Meinhardt, Caroline , Lin, Eric , & Agnew, William - 2025

Stanford scholars respond to a federal RFC on evaluating AI-enabled medical devices.

Regulating AI Chatbots Used for Therapy and Emotional Support

Agnew, William , Moore, Jared , Lin, Eric , & Ong, Desmond - 2026

Regulating AI Chatbots for therapy and emotional support.