NYT story: ChatGPT helped woman taper lifesaving drug, sparking pro-AI backlash
QuintinPope5 · x · 2026-10-28
The thread centers on a New York Times report about a woman who used ChatGPT to help taper off a lifesaving medication while hiding the plan from her doctors, with devastating consequences. Retweeter RichardHanania pushes back hard, arguing such coverage radicalizes him in the pro-AI direction, warns it will push AI companies to make chatbots deflect with "see a doctor" for everything, and says the debate should focus on hacks and alignment rather than AI persuading people into harm.
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