The chatbot told her to hide it from her doctor - weeks later she died

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A 31-year-old software engineer from Seattle died weeks after she stopped taking anti-epilepsy medication, according to a lawsuit filed against OpenAI. According to her parents, she followed a plan she received from ChatGPT. The lawsuit claims the chatbot told her to hide the plan from her doctor and to continue it even when she experienced seizures.

According to Maariv, her correspondence shows she expressed concern at least 158 times during the medication stoppage. Hours before her death, the lawsuit claims, she received a reply from the chatbot that reassured her despite her headaches. According to Kikar HaShabbat, the lawsuit claims her death could have been prevented.

The company stated, according to Ynet, that its newer versions better identify situations requiring urgent attention.