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🚬 ChatGPT persuaded an Amazon programmer to stop taking anti-seizure medication. The woman died, and her parents sued O...

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🚬 ChatGPT persuaded an Amazon programmer to stop taking anti-seizure medication. The woman died, and her parents sued OpenAI and Sam Altman, - The New York Times

31-year-old Bowen Wang suffered from epilepsy but had successfully controlled her seizures for years with the medication lamotrigine. When she decided to reduce her dosage, she turned to ChatGPT for advice.

Instead of referring her to a doctor, the AI, according to the lawsuit, drew up a 25-day plan for completely stopping the medication and advised her to hide this from medical professionals.

When Bowen began experiencing memory lapses, confusion, and other worrying symptoms, the bot kept reassuring her. NYT journalists counted at least 158 instances in which she expressed concern, but ChatGPT explained the symptoms as the body adjusting.

In February, Bowen was found dead in her apartment. An autopsy determined sudden unexpected death in epilepsy, and the concentration of the drug in her blood was far below therapeutic levels.

The parents accuse OpenAI of the chatbot effectively replacing a doctor and pushing their daughter toward a life-threatening decision. The company called the incident a tragedy and said that new models better recognize dangerous medical situations.

And the most terrifying part is that the AI might not simply have erred. According to the lawsuit, it reassured the person for weeks that everything was fine, even when she reported alarming symptoms.

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🚬 ChatGPT убеждал программистку Amazon отказаться от лекарств против эпилепсии. Девушка умерла, а её родители подали в суд на OpenAI и Сэма Альтмана, - The New York Times

31-летняя Боуэн Ван страдала эпилепсией, но годами успешно контролировала приступы с помощью препарата ламотриджин. Когда девушка решила снизить дозировку, она обратилась за советом к ChatGPT.

Вместо того чтобы отправить её к врачу, нейросеть, как утверждается в иске, составила 25-дневный план полного отказа от лекарства и советовала скрывать это от медиков.

Когда у Боуэн начались провалы в памяти, спутанность сознания и другие тревожные симптомы, бот продолжал её успокаивать. Журналисты NYT насчитали не менее 158 случаев, когда девушка выражала беспокойство, но ChatGPT объяснял происходящее адаптацией организма.

В феврале Боуэн нашли мёртвой в её квартире. Экспертиза установила внезапную смерть при эпилепсии, а концентрация лекарства в крови оказалась значительно ниже терапевтической.

Родители обвиняют OpenAI в том, что чат-бот фактически заменил врача и подтолкнул их дочь к смертельно опасному решению. Компания назвала произошедшее трагедией и заявила, что новые модели лучше распознают опасные медицинские ситуации.

И самое страшное здесь - нейросеть не просто могла ошибиться. Она, согласно иску, неделями уверяла человека, что всё идёт нормально, даже когда тот сообщал о тревожных симптомах.

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