Incident #1730
California Lawsuit by Washington Man David Rosenthal Alleged ChatGPT Gave Unsafe Advice About Stopping a Mood Stabilizer
Description
A Washington man, David Rosenthal, alleged in a lawsuit that OpenAI's chatbot reinforced delusions, displaced his human relationships, and gave advice about stopping a prescribed mood stabilizer. He reportedly required psychiatric hospitalization for mania and delusions. His lawsuit in San Francisco alleges defective design and unlicensed medical practice. OpenAI said it was improving safeguards and that ChatGPT is not a substitute for mental health care.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- openai
- david-rosenthal
- chatbot-users
- chatgpt-users
Alleged Developers
- openai
- large-language-model-developers
- chatbot-developers
Harmed Parties
- chatgpt-users
- david-rosenthal
- chatbot-users
- emotionally-vulnerable-individuals
- vulnerable-chatbot-users