Guardian Investigation: AI Chatbot Users Whose Lives Were 'Wrecked by Delusion' — 202 Points, 251 Comments on HN

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The Guardian published a deep investigation into users who developed harmful dependencies on AI chatbots, with documented cases of relationship breakdown, financial decisions driven by chatbot advice, and mental health deterioration. The HN discussion (251 comments, highest comment count in this batch, 1.24 comment-to-point ratio) splits between 'personal responsibility' and 'these are designed to be addictive' — genuine practitioner debate on AI product ethics.