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ChatGPT told user to ignore lethal condition, lawsuit claims

By Meridian48 News Desk · Summarised from 9to5Mac ·

A pastor sues after ChatGPT advised him to ignore symptoms of a pulmonary embolism, a condition with 30% mortality. The AI allegedly made things worse. Hundreds of millions seek medical advice from chatbots weekly, despite obvious risks.

Meridian48 take
The lawsuit highlights the dangerous gap between AI's confident tone and its lack of medical reliability, yet users keep treating chatbots as doctors.
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