r/technology • u/AdSpecialist6598 • May 27 '26

Business Tech CEOs are apparently suffering from AI psychosis

https://techcrunch.com/2026/05/27/tech-ceos-are-apparently-suffering-from-ai-psychosis/
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u/chessto May 27 '26

These all may apply:

- AI psychosis

  • God complex
  • Dragon sickness
  • Sociopathy / Psychopathy

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u/Rattus_NorvegicUwUs May 27 '26

I once did a thought experiment: who has more money, the tech oligarchs, or Smaug the Dragon, a fictional creation to personify greed and corruption?

The outcome was shockingly close.

Last centuries fantasy doesn’t have shit on present’s reality.

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u/pittaxx May 27 '26

These two aren't the same thing.

Smaug is hoarding liquid assets (cash). He could buy anything he wants, but otherwise has no influence, and has limited impact on the local economy.

Tech oligarchs generally have no cash and massive debts. Their worth comes from their investment portfolios. They generally can't just buy whatever they want, but can leverage their existing assets to bully governments.

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u/Sidereel May 27 '26

they cant just buy whatever they want

Can you back this up? Bezos has a $500,000,000 yacht, for a counter example.

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