Woman Dies After ChatGPT Allegedly Tells Her to Stop Taking Epilepsy Medication: Lawsuit
Source: Yahoo News
Published on: 2026-10-28 18:59
Bowen Wan's family has filed a lawsuit against ChatGPT's parent company, claiming the bot told her to taper off her epilepsy medication, which led to her death * Bowen Wan's family alleges ChatGPT provided a 25-day plan to stop her anti-seizure medication * The lawsuit claims the AI bot advised Wan not to tell her doctor about reducing her dosage * OpenAI said it has strengthened responses to sensitive situations and that ChatGPT is not a substitute for medical care The family of a woman who died after she stopped taking her epilepsy medication has filed a lawsuit against an AI company they claim encouraged her to taper off taking the lifesaving drug. Bowen Wan began messaging ChatGPT in February 2023, finding companionship in the AI bot, The New York Times reports. She was 28 and living in Seattle, far from her native rural Chinese village, Jiangsu. She asked the chatbot for medica...
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