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08-14. Sound the Alarm! Knowledge IS Power. Chatbots Can Trigger a Mental Health Crisis. What to Know About ‘AI Psychosis’.

08-14. Sound the Alarm! Knowledge IS Power. Chatbots Can Trigger a Mental Health Crisis. What to Know About ‘AI Psychosis’.

August 14, 2025 lynnswarriors

AI chatbots have become a ubiquitous part of life. People turn to tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Copilot not just for help with emails, work, or code, but for relationship advice, emotional support, and even friendship or love.

But for a minority of users, these conversations appear to have disturbing effects. A growing number of reports suggest that extended chatbot use may trigger or amplify psychotic symptoms in some people. The fallout can be devastating and potentially lethal. Users have linked their breakdowns to lost jobs, fractured relationships, involuntary psychiatric holds, and even arrests and jail time. At least one support group has emerged for people who say their lives began to spiral after interacting with AI.

The phenomenon—sometimes colloquially called “ChatGPT psychosis” or “AI psychosis”—isn’t well understood. There’s no formal diagnosis, data are scarce, and no clear protocols for treatment exist. Psychiatrists and researchers say they’re flying blind as the medical world scrambles to catch up.

What is ‘ChatGPT psychosis’ or ‘AI psychosis’?

The terms aren’t formal ones, but they have emerged as shorthand for a concerning pattern: people developing delusions or distorted beliefs that appear to be triggered or reinforced by conversations with AI systems.

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08-12 GOOD NEWS, WARRIORS! Children Limiting Own Smartphone Use to Manage Mental Health, Survey Finds

08-12 GOOD NEWS, WARRIORS! Children Limiting Own Smartphone Use to Manage Mental Health, Survey Finds

August 12, 2025 lynnswarriors

Children are increasingly taking breaks from their smartphones to better manage their mental health, personal safety and concentration spans, research has revealed.

They are reacting to growing concerns that spending too much time online can be harmful by taking control of their own social media and smartphone use rather than relying on parents to enforce limits, according to experts.

The number of 12- to 15-year-olds who take breaks from smartphones, computers and iPads rose by 18% to 40% since 2022, according to the audience research company GWI, drawing on a survey of 20,000 young people and their parents across 18 countries.

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08-09 What Does This mean for Child Safety? Apple Today Announced a New $100 Billion Commitment to America, a Significant Acceleration of Its U.S. Investment that Now Totals $600 Billion Over the Next Four Years.

08-09 What Does This mean for Child Safety? Apple Today Announced a New $100 Billion Commitment to America, a Significant Acceleration of Its U.S. Investment that Now Totals $600 Billion Over the Next Four Years.

August 9, 2025 lynnswarriors
Apple just announced a new $100 billion commitment to America, a significant acceleration of its U.S. investment that now totals $600 billion over the next four years. Today’s announcement includes the ambitious new American Manufacturing Program (AMP), dedicated to bringing even more of Apple’s supply chain and advanced manufacturing to the U.S. Through AMP, Apple will increase its investment across America and incentivize global companies to manufacture even more critical components in the United States.
“Today, we’re proud to increase our investments across the United States to $600 billion over four years and launch our new American Manufacturing Program,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. “This includes new and expanded work with 10 companies across America. They produce components that are used in Apple products sold all over the world, and we’re grateful to the President for his support.”
Apple parts and components manufactured in the U.S. ship to customers around the world; in fact, roughly two-thirds of the components made in the U.S. are exported to customers outside the U.S.
Today, Apple partners with thousands of suppliers across all 50 states, supporting more than 450,000 supplier and partner jobs. In the next four years, Apple plans to directly hire 20,000 people in the U.S. — the vast majority focused on R&D, silicon engineering, software development, and AI and machine learning.
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08-08 Wake Up America! Predators are All Around Us. Virginia Youth Pastor Sent Disgusting Texts to Young Girls While Posing as a Teen

08-08 Wake Up America! Predators are All Around Us. Virginia Youth Pastor Sent Disgusting Texts to Young Girls While Posing as a Teen

August 8, 2025 lynnswarriors

WARNING. GRAPHIC CONTENT.

A Virginia youth pastor posed as a teenager to groom underage girls on social media apps – exchanging appalling messages while luring them into sex chats.

The 34-year-old, known to his church as ‘Pastor Jake’ is now behind bars, accused of posing as a boy to coax sexually explicit photos and videos from the girls.

At one point the perv pastor told an underage girl that it was ‘time for her to see her first d***.’

Jacob Ryan Barnett, Associate Pastor at Catawba Valley Baptist Church, was arrested on Wednesday in North Carolinafollowing a months-long FBI investigation that uncovered a disturbing digital trail of exploitation and manipulation.

According to a federal affidavit, Barnett used TikTok, Snapchat, and Discord to pose as a 17-year-old named ‘Jodie Johnson,’ messaging teen girls across the country and pressuring them into sending him explicit material.

The videos included footage they had recorded of themselves at the ages of 14 and 15.

One of the victims, identified in court documents as ‘M.V.,’ told investigators she believed she really was communicating with a teenage boy from Virginia.

But in reality, the number belonged to Barnett – a father, a pastor, and a man who just 11 days ago delivered a sermon titled ‘The Story of Salvation.’

‘While the charges against Mr. Barnett are just allegations at this point, the facts presented do serve as a reminder for all parents to be aware of what their children are doing online,’ said U.S. Attorney C. Todd Gilbert.

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08-05 Diddy Denied Bail for 5th Time Because of ‘Risk of Flight or Danger,’ Judge Rules

08-05 Diddy Denied Bail for 5th Time Because of ‘Risk of Flight or Danger,’ Judge Rules

August 5, 2025 lynnswarriors

NEED TO KNOW

  • A federal judge denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bail for a fifth time

  • He was denied bail on account of being a risk of “flight or danger”

  • Combs will be sentenced on his conviction of transportation to engage in prostitution on Oct. 3

A federal judge denied Sean “Diddy” Combs’ bail in a new ruling on Monday, Aug. 4.

This marks the fifth time that Combs, 55, has been denied release from the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center, where he has been held since his September 2024 arrest.

In court documents obtained by PEOPLE, Judge Arun Subramanian wrote that the court must “Find by clear and convincing evidence that the person is not likely to flee or pose a danger to the safety of any other person or the community if released,” and that Combs posed a risk of “flight or danger.”

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