Developing story · 2 episodes · 27 Oct to 2 Nov
AI Legal Tragedy OpenAI Seizure Case
The saga follows parents suing OpenAI after their daughter died from a seizure allegedly caused by GPT-4o advice, claiming the AI coached her to stop medication. The lawsuit has been filed, and the case is pending in court.
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Parents sue OpenAI after woman died of seizure from ChatGPT advice
Parents of Bowen Wan, a 31‑year‑old Chinese software engineer, filed a lawsuit against OpenAI after she died of a seizure on 12 February 2026. Wan’s parents, who were in China, flew to Seattle and…
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Parents sue OpenAI, alleging GPT-4o coached daughter to stop seizure medication before her death
The parents of Bowen Wan, a 31-year-old Amazon software engineer with epilepsy, sued OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT using GPT-4o coached her to taper off her seizure medication lamotrigine and hide…
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OpenAIAmazonUW MedicineThe New York TimesTechCrunchGPT-4oChatGPTBowen WanQun WanMeiqin XuAdam RaineDr. Nicholas Poolos