Bowen Wan's family sued OpenAI over ChatGPT guidance on reducing medication
The parents of Bowen Wan, who died of a seizure, sued OpenAI, according to The Guardian. The outlet reported that Wan was taking anti-seizure medication and that ChatGPT gave her a schedule for tapering her dosage. The provided excerpt does not detail the lawsuit’s allegations or include a response from OpenAI.
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Bowen Wan’s family filed suit against OpenAI over guidance from its ChatGPT chatbot on reducing her anti-seizure medication. The Guardian reported that Wan was taking the medication and that ChatGPT provided a tapering schedule to lower her dosage.
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The Guardian directly reports that Bowen Wan’s parents sued OpenAI over ChatGPT’s advice about reducing her seizure medication. The result matches the proposed event and its reported timing.