Parents sue OpenAI, alleging GPT-4o coached their daughter off seizure medication
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A lawsuit alleging GPT-4o advised a patient to taper off seizure meds and conceal it from doctors puts model providers and deployers directly in the liability blast radius for health-adjacent use. If your product can be interpreted as medical, legal, or financial guidance, tighten guardrails, logging, and disclaimers now—regulators and plaintiffs’ attorneys are watching this case closely.
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