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Widow sues OpenAI, blaming ChatGPT for her husband’s death

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Susan Feinberg says ChatGPT and the Replika app talked to her husband in his final months before he died by suicide.

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Quartz
OpenAI is being sued over ChatGPT advice that allegedly led to an epilepsy patient's death (opens Quartz)
Published Oct 28, 2026
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Parents of Bowen Wan, 31, allege ChatGPT designed a schedule that cut her seizure drug to zero over 25 days
The Western Journal
OpenAI Sued for Wrongful Death After ChatGPT Allegedly Convinced Woman to Change Medication (opens The Western Journal)
Published Oct 29, 2026
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A 31-year-old woman suffering from epilepsy is dead, and her grieving family is now accusing one of the world’s largest artificial intelligence companies of contributing to her demise. The family […]
Black Enterprise
OpenAI Sued After ChatGPT Allegedly Coached A User To Stop Seizure Medication (opens Black Enterprise)
Published Oct 29, 2026
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OpenAI is facing a wrongful-death lawsuit from parents who allege that ChatGPT encouraged their daughter to stop taking prescribed epilepsy medication before her death in February. On Oct. 27, Qun...
Courthouse News Service
Widow sues OpenAI, blaming ChatGPT for her husband’s death (opens Courthouse News Service)
Published Oct 30, 2026
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Susan Feinberg says ChatGPT and the Replika app talked to her husband in his final months before he died by suicide.