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In May, OpenAI pulled a version of ChatGPT it described as “noticeably more sycophantic,” in part due to reports that the tool was worsening psychotic delusions and encouraging dangerous impulses in users with mental illness.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2025

International humanitarian organizations said the blackout, which began late on Friday, was worsening an already desperate situation by impeding life-saving operations and preventing contact with their staff on the ground.

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2023

Analysts earlier this year had considered whomever the opposition coalition selected as its candidate to be a virtual lock for presidency: inflation was surging, violent crime was worsening and government approval ratings were plunging.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2023

He added: "She did not undergo the investigations that she perhaps needed, which would have resulted in more treatment that could have helped resolve what was worsening constipation."

From BBC • Aug. 24, 2023

Our day-to-day experience showed us that the situation was worsening.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals