Can a computer get a mental illness?

Well, there’s Windows 8 and later.

Not to mention Banzai Buddy, TikTok, and endless other terrible software.

How about HAL?

I mean…that’s basically what a software bug IS, right? Or a virus. it alters the code that runs to produce undesired results.

Computers don’t have minds, so they can’t experience mental phenomena…

That said, “Error: Out of Memory” certainly sounds like Alzheimer’s.

@gorillapaws Also meditation clears the system tray.

Open the Pod Bay doors.

When a computer does anything out of the ordinary, it is called a virus or malware. At the same time…when a human does anything out of the ordinary, it is called mental illness. You be the judge!!!

A computer stuck in an infinitely repeating program loop can be viewed as an extreme form of OCD.

Only if diagnosed properly will you be able to know.

Did you read your question more than once?

In modern times, there are driver incompatibilities and memory leaks that make computers get confused after a while. AI will probably introduce errors due to conflicting reasonings.