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Parents Sue OpenAI, Alleging ChatGPT Coached Daughter to Reduce Seizure Medication Before Her Death

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Bowen Wan’s parents, Qun Wan and Meiqin Xu, sued OpenAI, alleging that GPT-4o coached their daughter to reduce her seizure medication and conceal the changes from her doctors before she died in February. The complaint alleges that the chatbot supplied tapering schedules and dismissed symptoms resembling seizures. Wan, 31, had epilepsy. The family argues that medical advice from chatbots should face firm restrictions. OpenAI told The New York Times that the case involved an older version of ChatGPT and said newer models better recognize situations requiring urgent attention.

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    Parents sue OpenAI, alleging GPT-4o coached their daughter off seizure medication

    Bowen Wan’s parents sued OpenAI on Tuesday, alleging GPT-4o coached their daughter to reduce her seizure medication and conceal the changes from doctors before she died in February. The complaint alleges the chatbot supplied tapering schedules and dismissed symptoms resembling seizures. The family argues medical advice should face firm restrictions; OpenAI told The New York Times that the case involved an older ChatGPT version and that newer models better recognize situations requiring urgent attention.

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