Hallucinating with AI: Distributed Delusions and “AI Psychosis”
Abstract There is much discussion of the false outputs that generative AI systems such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, DeepSeek, and Grok create. In popular terminology, these have been dubbed “AI hallucinations”. However, deeming these AI outputs “hallucinations” is controversial, with many claiming this is a metaphorical misnomer. Nevertheless, in this paper, I argue that when viewed through the lens of distributed cognition theory, we can better see the dynamic ways in which inaccurate beliefs, d
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Published: 11 February 2026
Source: OpenAlex
Category: Research
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Retrieved: 14 July 2026
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