AI-osis (noun):
A state of psychological and functional
change caused by excessive or dysfunctional interaction with artificial
intelligence (chatbots, generative tools, virtual assistants).
Symptoms include compulsive checking, emotional attachment to AI, social withdrawal, and blurred boundaries between
reality and AI-generated content.
Unlike AI-induced psychosis (which describes acute psychotic episodes), AI-osis covers a broader spectrum — from mild digital dissociation to severe disturbances in thinking and functioning.