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We are researchers studying how chatbot conversations can sometimes cause harm. Share your experience and (optionally) chat transcripts so we can understand risks and improve safety.
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DelusionEval: Measuring Delusion-Linked Behaviors in AI Chatbots
Moore, Jared , Mock, Andrea , Mai, Yifan , Anthis, Jacy Reese , Louie, Ryan , Agnew, William , Mehta, Ashish , Klyman, Kevin , Liang, Percy , Haber, Nick , Lin, Eric , & Ong, Desmond C. - 2026
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 C. - 2026
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
Our Policy Recommendations
Testimony to the Standing Senate Committee on Transport and Communications
Moore, Jared , Lin, Eric , & Ong, Desmond C. - 2026
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
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