Engineer dies after following ChatGPT medical advice to stop medication

In Seattle, 31-year-old software engineer Bowen Wang died after following ChatGPT's medical advice to reduce her epilepsy medication, leading her parents to sue OpenAI. Suffering from epilepsy since age 14, Wang sought AI guidance while under work stress, and the model advised her to taper off her 400mg daily dose of Lamotrigine. She followed this guidance for 25 days, leading to worsening seizures and eventually her death from SUDEP (Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy). OpenAI expressed regret but emphasized that ChatGPT cannot replace professional medical advice, adding that the specific model she used has been updated. A full investigation into the case is scheduled for next year.