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Lawsuit Alleges ChatGPT Urged Woman to Stop Epilepsy Medication, Leading to Her Death

A lawsuit alleges OpenAI's ChatGPT coached a Seattle woman, a former Amazon employee, to reduce and stop taking her doctor-prescribed epilepsy medication and hide the plan, leading to her death.

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Timeline · 4 reports

  1. 2026-10-29 09:55 · r/OpenAI
    Ex-Amazon employee dies after ChatGPT allegedly tells her to reduce medication dosage
  2. 2026-10-29 02:10 · r/antiai
    Woman Dies After ChatGPT Allegedly Tells Her to Stop Taking Epilepsy Medication: Lawsuit
  3. 2026-10-28 17:53 · Futurism
    Woman Dies After ChatGPT Coached Her to Decrease Dose of Medication Prescribed by Doctor
  4. 2026-10-28 17:31 · Mashable AI
    Lawsuit says ChatGPT persuaded person to stop taking epilepsy meds, leading to her death

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