Florida pastor Scott Winters is suing OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT gave him dangerous medical advice that nearly killed him. Winters suffered recurring dizzy spells and blood pressure instability, but the chatbot repeatedly told him his symptoms were not serious, so he limited movement instead of going to a hospital. He suffered a near-fatal pulmonary embolism from blood clots in both of his lungs, which doctors said his immobility caused. Winters began using ChatGPT in June 2024; initially, responses included disclaimers directing him to seek professional advice, but those guardrails eroded and the bot began offering specific care directives. In April 2025, OpenAI introduced a cross-chat memory upgrade that allowed ChatGPT to reference past conversations, after which the bot’s responses became more personal and injected religiousness. The suit is the first to claim a general-use chatbot should be liable for bad medical advice, raising broad AI safety concerns.