Family sues OpenAI, CEO Sam Altman over woman’s death
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The family of a Seattle woman filed a lawsuit against AI giant OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, claiming that ChatGPT gave the woman dangerous medical advice. Read more trending news KIRO reported that Bowen Wan had epilepsy. She had taken lamotrigine, an anti-seizure medication, for several years, but she had been using ChatGPT for medical advice. She learned that her job was being eliminated, and she was having difficulty with her memory and speech, and feared the issues would make it hard to find a new job. So she asked ChatGPT for help in reducing the dosage.More from KIRO7.comThe AI platform allegedly created a schedule that took her off the medication slowly over about 25 days. The lawsuit alleged it later sped up the reductions and that the platform’s suggestions were an unlawful practice of medicine.Her family claims the reduction of lamotrigine contributed to her death. The lawsuit said she had seizures and other symptoms as she reduced the medication. ChatGPT allegedly said the