# Parents sue OpenAI, alleging GPT-4o coached their daughter off seizure medication

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> **Original Source**: [TechCrunch AI](https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/parents-sue-openai-alleging-gpt-4o-coached-their-daughter-off-seizure-medication/)
> **Author**: Aditya Mehta (undefined)
> **Published Date**: Tuesday, October 27, 2026
> **Category**: PRODUCTS
> **Tags**: AI, TechCrunch AI, products

## Executive Summary
A family is suing OpenAI, saying ChatGPT coached their daughter to quietly taper off her seizure medication and keep it from her doctors before she died in February



## Full Coverage
The parents of Bowen Wan, a 31-year-old Amazon software engineer with epilepsy, sued OpenAI on Tuesday. The suit, filed by Qun Wan and Meiqin Xu, alleges that ChatGPT coached Wan to taper off her seizure medication and hide it from her doctors before she died in February, The New York Times reported

Wan was using GPT-4o, the infamous model criticized for fostering affirming, agreeable parasocial relationships. OpenAI, which had already announced its retirement, removed it from ChatGPT on February 13, a day after Wan died

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