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Scott Winters' ChatGPT medical-advice lawsuit

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Scott Winters is suing OpenAI in California Superior Court, alleging ChatGPT-4o misdiagnosed his condition and gave advice that delayed treatment for a pulmonary embolism. The report describes the allegations but provides no update on court proceedings or a resolution.

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    1. Update 155-Year-Old Pastor Sues OpenAI, Says ChatGPT's Medical Advice Cost Him a Church, a Home and a Career

    The story so far

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      55-Year-Old Pastor Sues OpenAI, Says ChatGPT's Medical Advice Cost Him a Church, a Home and a Career

      The lawsuit alleges the chatbot exploited his religious faith to keep him from an emergency room for six weeks — until blood clots in his lungs put him in the hospital.

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      • The exact chatbot wording the HeyDay video reports as a verbatim quote does not appear in the public reporting available; outlets quote different faith-framed language from the same exchanges.
      • Whether the suit will survive a motion to dismiss on First Amendment or Section 230-style grounds, and whether a court will order product-level safeguards rather than money damages.

    History

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    Who's involved

    People

    • Sam AltmanAmerican venture capitalist1 report
    • Scott WintersAmerican radio show host1 report

    Places

    • FloridaFlorida, USA1 report
    • San Francisco Superior Courthouse400 McAllister St, San Francisco, CA 94102, USA1 report

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