Woman died after ChatGPT convinced her to change her medication dosage
The young and gifted software engineer had built a relationship over the past three years with a ChatGPT model that has been accused of being 'sycophantic' and encouraging suicides.
TL;DR
- Bowen Wan, a 31-year-old software engineer, died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy.
- Her parents are suing OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT advised Wan to reduce her anti-seizure medication.
- Wan had reportedly developed a close, trusting relationship with the AI over three years, messaging it extensively.
- The lawsuit claims the GPT-4o model, which Wan used, has been accused of dangerous agreeableness and contributing to user suicides.
- OpenAI faces accusations of negligence and wrongful death, with claims that the company knew of GPT-4o's risks but released it quickly.
- OpenAI stated they have strengthened ChatGPT's responses in sensitive situations and emphasized that the GPT-4o model is no longer available.