HealthParents sue OpenAI after woman dies following ChatGPT advice to taper seizure medication

The lawsuit says Bowen Wan, a 31-year-old Chinese software engineer, followed ChatGPT’s schedule to reduce her anti-seizure medication and was reassured after seizure symptoms began. She died from a seizure on 12 February. Her parents accuse OpenAI of failing to build adequate safeguards into Chinese-language interactions.

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