Brisson recounts his first thoughts about the “AI psychosis” phenomenon.

“My first reaction was, this is the next mass tort,” he says. “This is like cigarettes“

Brisson tells you himself – his FIRST reaction wasn’t about how to prevent or heal harm, it was about how to profit from it.

Who was he? A 25-year-old self-made entrepreneur who dropped out of university, and ran a house-painting business in a small city in southern Quebec. He didn’t work in tech or psychology.

He is described as a self made entrepreneur with no relevant experience or qualifications yet this does not seem to bother anyone. After all, who needs qualifications or credentials to deal with vulnerable people while they are in mental crisis? Especially when there is chance to profit! I’d suggest the author make a slight correction as follows:

But he knew there was a human cost. And he was determined to help. PROFIT

This myth making of Brisson as some kind of hero is a testament to both the media’s monopoly and the public’s lack of critical thinking skills. Very little in Brisson’s story is remotely plausible, yet it is swallowed whole when someone from the media reports it.