Woman dies after changing medication on ChatGPT advice; Google CEO had warned of risk
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How it spread - 3 original reports
Fri, 30 October 2026
1 report- Times of India03:03first to report
Qun Wan and Meiqin Xu have filed a lawsuit regarding their daughter's death attributed to ChatGPT's guidance. Their daughter, Bowen Wan, reduced her anti-seizure medication based on the chatbot's advice. This case raises concerns similar to Google CEO Sundar Pichai's warnings about AI's medical use. Previous lawsuits have addressed suicides linked to interactions with ChatGPT, indicating potential risks.
Sun, 1 November 2026
1 report- The Guardian World22:37
Bowen Wan was on anti-seizure medication, and chatbot provided her with a tapering schedule to reduce dosage A woman’s death from an epileptic seizure after she received dangerous advice from a chatbot has prompted her parents to sue OpenAI earlier this week. The legal action is the latest lawsuit that in which plaintiffs allege that a bot provided counsel to a user that ultimately led to their death . Continue reading...
Tue, 3 November 2026
1 report- iDNES (Czechia)19:01
Jednatřicetiletá softwarová inženýrka Bowen Wan ze Seattlu byla nalezena mrtvá ve svém bytě. Doplatila na to, že v kritické zdravotní situaci uvěřila radám chatbota ChatGPT, který ji přesvědčil, aby přestala užívat životně důležité léky na epilepsii. Společnost OpenAI nyní kvůli její smrti čelí žalobě.