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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Ria Pathak

Man Poisons Himself After Following ChatGPT's Dietary Advice: 5 Other AI Horror Cases That You Must Know

Following ChatGPT's advice, the man replaced table salt with sodium bromide, leading to bromide toxicity. (Credit: Pixabay)

In a disturbing incident, a 60-year-old US man was recently hospitalised after following dietary advice from ChatGPT. The man, who wanted to cut out salt from his diet, asked the chatbot for a safe substitute, and what it suggested was sodium bromide.

Sodium bromide is a chemical used in pesticides and industrial applications, which the man then consumed in place of salt for three months.

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