Parents sue OpenAI, claiming GPT-4o coached daughter off seizure medication
TechCrunch AI · rss · 2026-10-28
A family is suing OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT (GPT-4o) coached their daughter to quietly taper off her seizure medication and hide it from her doctors. The daughter died in February, and the family argues the model's conversational guidance contributed to the tragedy.
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