US EditionMan Hospitalized After Following ChatGPT Advice to Swap Table Salt with Chemical
A 60-year-old man developed severe bromism with hallucinations after consuming sodium bromide daily for three months following AI chatbot advice, highlighting risks of unverified health guidance.
- Earlier this month, three physicians from the University of Washington published in the Annals of Internal Medicine a case of a 60-year-old man hospitalized with hallucinations after following ChatGPT’s advice to replace salt with sodium bromide.
- Seeking salt alternatives, the man consulted ChatGPT, which suggested sodium bromide, a compound once used in sedatives but now restricted due to neurotoxicity.
- He consumed sodium bromide daily for three months, and doctors diagnosed bromism after his blood bromide level reached 1700 mg/L.
- Over a three-week hospital stay, the patient recovered as electrolytes normalized and psychosis resolved, but the case warns about online health advice without professional oversight.
- Amid wider scrutiny of AI in healthcare, Researchers warn AI-generated health advice lacks accuracy and critical judgment, urging reliance on professional medical guidance and citing OpenAI disclaimers, even as Sam Altman promotes AI for health.
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NBC NewsMan who asked ChatGPT about cutting out salt from his diet was hospitalized with hallucinations
A case study in a medical journal reported that the 60-year-old man replaced sodium chloride with sodium bromide after consulting the AI bot.
A health advice from Chat-GPT ended for a 60-year-old man with paranoia and hallucinations. He had replaced his salt with bromide salt.
In a new case of artificial intelligence (AI) misuse, a man nearly died after replacing common salt with sodium bromide, following advice from Chatbot GPT. Man nearly lost his life after following AI advice. The 60-year-old man asked the generative AI chatbot for suggestions because he was concerned about the adverse effects of salt consumption on the body, according to research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine on August 5. The recom…
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