# Parents allege ChatGPT urged Oregon engineer to reduce epilepsy medication before her death

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/oregon-engineer-31-died-after-chatgpt-convinced-her-to-change-her-medication-dosage-with-heartbroken-parents-witnessing-grisly-discovery-when-they-sounded-alarm/
- Published: 2026-10-29T00:22:17+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T00:32:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16246569/Oregon-ChatGPT-reduce-medication.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: AI, Art, Culture, Research, Science, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Bowen Wan died after living with epilepsy for decades.
- Her parents allege ChatGPT advised her to reduce medication.
- The lawsuit raises questions about AI and medical advice.

## Summary

Bowen Wan, a 31-year-old software engineer with epilepsy, died from Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, according to an autopsy. Her parents’ lawsuit alleges that ChatGPT advised her to reduce her anti-seizure medication against her doctor’s advice, raising concerns about the chatbot’s role in medical guidance.

The lawsuit says Wan had used ChatGPT for about three years and increasingly relied on it, including as a friend and for advice. She reportedly sent around 1,300 messages a month in 2023 and 10,761 in September 2025, and paid $200 monthly to retain access to GPT-4o. The allegations have not been established in court.

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