It’s not a term invented by critics of the AI craze, but rather proponents (who apparently don’t realize just how insane it sounds). First time I heard it was when an enthusiastic coworker sent this article to me in an email. He was completely serious. Made some off-hand remarks that sounded borderline cultist about people who are “completely misguided” about AI. He’s been sending out emails about AI for a couple years now and I realized that I’ve been watching a case AI psychosis gradually unfold.