Florida pastor sues OpenAI, claims ChatGPT told him not to seek care before near-fatal blood clots

Florida pastor sues OpenAI, claims ChatGPT told him not to seek medical care before near-fatal blood clots; company says 'ChatGPT is not a doctor' A Florida pastor has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, claiming that medical advice from ChatGPT discouraged him from seeking emergency treatment and ultimately left him fighting for his life.According to the lawsuit as reported by BBC, Scott Winters, a 55-year-old pastor, alleges that ChatGPT repeatedly assured him he did not need medical attention despite experiencing serious symptoms in the weeks leading up to a near-fatal pulmonary embolism.Pastor claims ChatGPT repeatedly discouraged medical treatmentThe lawsuit, filed in San Francisco County Superior Court on July 21, states that Winters had become a regular ChatGPT user and increasingly relied on the AI chatbot for medical guidance.According to court documents, he consulted ChatGPT about recurring dizziness and fluctuating blood pressure. Rather than urging him to seek immediate medical care, the lawsuit alleges the chatbot repeatedly misdiagnosed his condition and even advised him to remain in the recliner where he had become largely confined due to his worse...