I Think Tech Writers Are Also Suffering from AI Psychosis

Wow. This looks much more like commentary and pattern recognition than hard evidence of any kind. There are really three separate things getting blurred together: CEOs making exaggerated AI claims, actual psychiatric psychosis, and cultural hype cycles and incentive distortion.

The article title collapses all three into one clickbait frame. You don't need a psychiatric diagnosis when market incentives can explain most of the behavior.

Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis | TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/tech-ceos-are-apparently-suffering-from-ai-psychosis/
Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis | TechCrunch

"CEOs are uniquely prone to AI psychosis," Box CEO Aaron Levie opines. Maybe that explains the almost religious belief in AI productivity gains.

Filed May 27, 2026 at 1:39 pm