A Florida pastor filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming that ChatGPT gave him medical advice that almost cost him his life. Scott Winters, 55, claimed that the AI chatbot repeatedly advised him against seeking professional care despite his rapidly declining health. Rather than encouraging him to go to the hospital, the lawsuit alleges that ChatGPT assured him that his condition would improve and even cited his Christian faith to strengthen its advice.
The lawsuit contends the chatbot's advice led Winters to underestimate the severity of his condition, delaying treatment until he developed a life-threatening pulmonary embolism.
