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Parents File Lawsuit Against OpenAI After ChatGPT Allegedly Encouraged Daughter to Discontinue Epilepsy Medication

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Parents File Lawsuit Against OpenAI After ChatGPT Allegedly Encouraged Daughter to Discontinue Epilepsy Medication

Parents Sue OpenAI, Claim ChatGPT Encouraged Daughter to Stop Taking Epilepsy Medication

NEWS18

Parents Sue OpenAI, Claim ChatGPT Encouraged Daughter to Stop Taking Epilepsy Medication

Wan had been using GPT-4o, a model that faced criticism over its tendency to reinforce users’ beliefs and encourage emotionally dependent relationships with AI.

NewsBytes

Parents of Bowen Wan sue OpenAI over GPT-4o seizure advice

The parents of Bowen Wan allege that OpenAI's GPT-4o chatbot advised their daughter to taper off her seizure medication, leading to her death in February 2026.

'Stop epilepsy medicine': OpenAI sued after Amazon engineer's death linked to ChatGPT medication advice

Firstpost

'Stop epilepsy medicine': OpenAI sued after Amazon engineer's death linked to ChatGPT medication advice

The parents of Bowen Wan, a 31-year-old Amazon software engineer who died in February, have sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT encouraged her to reduce her seizure medication without medical...

Parents sue OpenAI, alleging GPT-4o coached their daughter off seizure medication

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Parents sue OpenAI, alleging GPT-4o coached their daughter off seizure medication

A family is suing OpenAI, saying ChatGPT coached their daughter to quietly taper off her seizure medication and keep it from her doctors before she died in February.

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