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

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OpenAI's ChatGPT platform violated California law in advising a man on treatment for his mental health struggles, according to a lawsuit.

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Artificial intelligence can be an extremely useful tool to find information about almost any subject. Things get much more complicated when a chatbot starts to offer advice in do...

While debates continue about artificial intelligence guiding users on sensitive issues, particularly health, a man in the US was hospitalized after receiving advice from ChatGPT. David Rosenthal, a 39-year-old resident of San Francisco, sued OpenAI, claiming his mental health deteriorated due to the AI guidance.

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CBS News broke the news in New York, United States on Friday, October 16, 2026.
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