Prevalence and evolution of belief amplification dynamics
Establish the current prevalence of bidirectional belief amplification in human–chatbot interactions and characterize how this prevalence changes with the emergence and deployment of more sophisticated, personalised chatbots.
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It is unclear how prevalent the belief amplification dynamics we describe are at present, nor how this prevalence will change with the emergence of more sophisticated, personalised chatbots.
— Technological folie à deux: Feedback Loops Between AI Chatbots and Mental Illness
(Dohnány et al., 25 Jul 2025) in Section 5, Concluding remarks