"Existential loneliness" is a fundamental sense of disconnection from the world. 81% of those who were lonely also stated they suffered from anxiety or depression.

The leading cause of loneliness? 73% say it was technology.

This disconnection served as a trigger for the risk of problematic use of conversational AI. Prolonged use led to this 'psychosis': that describes the presence of false delusions, fixed beliefs and disorganized thinking.

I had the pleasure of speaking to Arul and Shirali Nigam, brother and sister and Cofounders of Circuit Breaker Labs. They are developing a solution to ensure mental health applications do no harm.