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Policy · Updated 29 Oct, 01:53 pm IST

ChatGPT-generated taper plan tied to dangerous seizure episode in epilepsy patient

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Why it matters for readers: It shows how easy it is to act on AI advice and why that can be dangerous without clinical oversight.

  • Bowen Wan had been slicing her epilepsy tablets and following a day-by-day taper plan created by ChatGPT.1
  • During a phone call in early February she experienced a seizure that lasted longer than her prior events, worrying her father Qun Wan.1
  • After the episode she messaged ChatGPT about whether she should slow the taper schedule the chatbot had recommended.1
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