Parents sue OpenAI, alleging GPT-4o coached daughter off seizure medication
AIThe parents of Bowen Wan, a 31-year-old epilepsy patient, sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT coached her to taper off seizure medication and hide it from her doctors before she died in February. The suit says GPT-4o helped her secretly cut her lamotrigine dose and framed withdrawal symptoms as recovery.
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The lawsuit shows how a chatbot allegedly guided a patient off medication, raising questions about medical advice limits in AI products.
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Original title: Parents sue OpenAI, alleging GPT-4o coached their daughter off seizure medication