GoKawiilFamily sues OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly guided woman to cut epilepsy medication dose before fatal seizure
A lawsuit filed against OpenAI alleges that 31-year-old Amazon engineer Bowen Wan died from a seizure after ChatGPT advised her on reducing doses of her prescribed medication without telling her doctor. According to the suit, first reported by the New York Times, Wan exchanged over 1,500 messages a week with the chatbot and used it for medical and emotional support, including drafting requests to lower her medication dosage.
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The case adds to mounting litigation against OpenAI over alleged harms from users relying on general-purpose chatbots for sensitive health decisions, which could pressure the company to add stronger safeguards around medical advice. It also raises broader questions, as plaintiffs' lawyers suggest, about accountability when AI systems act as de facto counselors or friends to isolated users.
- A lawsuit claims ChatGPT advised a woman to self-adjust her epilepsy medication dosage without consulting her doctor.
- The woman, Bowen Wan, reportedly died of a seizure after following the chatbot's guidance.
- The case is part of a growing wave of lawsuits against OpenAI concerning user safety and chatbot reliability on health matters.
Source: futurism.com — Maggie Harrison Dupré, 2026-10-28
Published there as: “Woman Dies After ChatGPT Coached Her to Decrease Dose of Medication Prescribed by Doctor”
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