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Epileptic woman dies after going to ChatGPT for medical advice; family files lawsuit against OpenAI

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https://www.abc10.com/article/news/nation-world/epileptic-woman-dies-chatgpt-medical-advice-family-files-suit/507-c430a40e-41c9-4b85-8012-a4400d6cd853

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/27/well/ai-chatgpt-medication-epilepsy-death.html?unlocked_article_code=1.L1E.BNgy.q_hZ9wzgcyxq&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Actual complaint: https://schenklawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/wan-v-openai-complaint.pdf

"When Bowen confided that she didn’t trust her doctors, the chatbot told her that, often, physician recommendations 'essentially stem from risk aversion, rather than a genuine consideration of your optimal solution.' And it praised her for hiding her plans to wean off the drug from her primary care provider, calling it a 'solid avoidance strategy.'" - NYT

Very interesting recent news articles about this poor woman with significant epilepsy who trusted GPT to wean off her seizure medications leading to death.

AI can be useful, but to quote Uncle Ben, "with great power comes great responsibility."

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