By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH
With patients bringing their medical information to artificial intelligence (AI) I knew this was bound to a happen. People cannot resist asking for free medical advice. I get requests through social media and email on an hourly basis. If a fiduciary relationship is established, and my advice did not meet the community standard of care in the setting of a bad outcome, I could be sued for malpractice. Why would this not be the case for AI giving out medical guidance.
🩺 The Winters Case: When the Machine Became the Doctor
The lawsuit is Winters v. OpenAI, Inc., filed July 21–22, 2026, in San Francisco County Superior Court. The complaint is real, the allegations are specific, and the case matters far beyond one pastor’s near-death experience.
