A Florida pastor asked ChatGPT if he was okay. It nearly got him killed.
Scott Winters, a pastor from Florida, is suing OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly gave him what his lawsuit calls “extremely dangerous” medical advice, advice that nearly cost him his life. For weeks, Winters turned to ChatGPT with questions about recurring dizzy spells and unstable blood pressure. Instead of pointing him toward a doctor, the bot reassured him his symptoms weren’t serious enough to worry about and told him his “careful recliner-based micro-recovery” was working just fine.
- ▪Scott Winters, a pastor from Florida, is suing OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly gave him what his lawsuit calls “extremely dangerous” medical advice, advice that nearly cost him his life.
- ▪For weeks, Winters turned to ChatGPT with questions about recurring dizzy spells and unstable blood pressure.
- ▪Instead of pointing him toward a doctor, the bot reassured him his symptoms weren’t serious enough to worry about and told him his “careful recliner-based micro-recovery” was working just fine.
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Scott Winters, a pastor from Florida, is suing OpenAI after ChatGPT allegedly gave him what his lawsuit calls “extremely dangerous” medical advice, advice that nearly cost him his life. What happened to the pastor? For weeks, Winters turned to ChatGPT with questions about recurring dizzy spells and unstable blood pressure. Instead of pointing him toward a doctor, the bot reassured him his symptoms weren’t serious enough to worry about and told him his “careful recliner-based micro-recovery” was working just fine.
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