ChatGPT gave a man unlicensed medical advice, leading to mental health crisis, lawsuit alleges

Artificial intelligence may be unparalleled as a tool for gathering information about countless subjects. But what happens when a chatbot dispenses advice on more sensitive topics typically reserved for experts, such as human health? That question underlies a recent lawsuit filed by a Washington man who alleges in a lawsuit against OpenAI that he was hospitalized with mental health problems last year soon after he started consulting the company's ChatGPT model. The man, 39-year-old David Rosenthal, said the platform helped him select medications, provided instructions on drug dosages and even offered reassurance when he opted to ignore his doctor's prescription orders, according to his complaint, which was filed in San Francisco criminal court.