( July 22, 2026, 16:20 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: OpenAI is facing a lawsuit in California state court alleging that its chatbot, ChatGPT, provided “extremely dangerous medical recommendations” to a Florida pastor, which led to delayed care for a life-threatening pulmonary embolism last year. Scott Winters is accusing OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman of negligence and the “unauthorized practice of medicine," according to the complaint. "Defendants OpenAI represented to the public that ChatGPT-4o incorporated safety systems, guardrails, and escalation mechanisms designed to identify users experiencing potentially serious medical crises and encourage appropriate professional intervention," according to the complaint. "Those safeguards failed Scott." Statement follows below. See attached file....
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