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The parents of 31-year-old Bowen Wan claim that ChatGPT running on the GPT-4o model helped her secretly taper her lamotrigine dose behind her doctors' backs. She died in February 2026; the next day, OpenAI removed GPT-4o from ChatGPT. The New York Times examined more than 270,000 messages from the correspondence.
Aziz KarimovThe Swedish government has banned employees of government agencies from using the browser versions of ChatGPT and Claude due to the risk of confidential data leaks. The decision followed an audit at the Swedish Transport Administration. Microsoft Copilot has been recommended as an alternative, while a limited group of employees will gain access through a special government platform.
Otabek YusupovA study by Convovo found that when asked directly via API, Grok 4.7 from SpaceXAI recommended the Republican candidate in 92% of responses, while GPT-6.1 Sol from OpenAI picked the Democrat in 97%. OpenAI disputes the methodology, noting that consumer apps refuse to give recommendations. The elections will take place on November 3. A study by Convovo found that when asked directly via API, Grok 4.7 from SpaceXAI recommended a Republican candidate in 92% of responses, while GPT-6.1 Sol from OpenAI recommended a Democrat in 97%. OpenAI disputes the methodology, noting that consumer apps decline to give recommendations. The elections will take place on November 3.
Aziz KarimovOpenAI introduced a “hidden chats” feature in ChatGPT: conversations disappear from history and search and are opened with a four-digit PIN or biometrics. The feature is rolling out gradually on the web version and apps for iOS, Android, macOS and Windows. The company emphasizes that this is not end-to-end encryption: the retention period for conversations and the use of data for model training remain unchanged, and resetting the PIN permanently deletes hidden chats.
Javlon TursunovAn investigation by De Groene Amsterdammer and Investico found that 68 of 150 members of the lower house of the Dutch parliament used AI tools, including ChatGPT and Claude, when preparing speeches. The analysis was conducted using the Pangram detector; texts with AI content below 50% were excluded, so the actual number could be higher.
Javlon TursunovOpenAI announced the launch of Locked Chats — a feature to lock individual conversations with a four-digit PIN or via Face ID/Touch ID. Locked chats are hidden from history, search, and regular memory, but are not end-to-end encrypted. The feature is available on most plans except ChatGPT for Healthcare.
Javlon TursunovAccording to Sensor Tower, the Meta Muse app reached 10.9 million downloads since its launch in September, of which 10.2 million were in the US. Only 11 other apps had previously achieved this result. Muse holds the top spot in the App Store and shows user retention higher than ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok.
Sevara AzamovaAccording to Bild, German courts have seen a sharp increase in lawsuits prepared with the help of artificial intelligence, in particular ChatGPT. Such documents often contain fabricated court decisions and references to non-existent legal norms. One court received a lawsuit of 4,500 pages. The workload on social courts has grown noticeably: in Baden-Württemberg, urgent cases rose by 60% over a year, disputes over social pensions by 80%, and in Bavaria pension-related lawsuits grew by 60% in the first half of 2026.
Otabek YusupovAccording to Similarweb data cited by Visual Capitalist, in September 2026 the Gemini website was visited 2.6 billion times, and Claude about 1 billion. From October 2025 to September 2026, only Gemini and Claude increased their share among major chatbots, while the combined share of DeepSeek, Grok, Copilot and Perplexity fell from 11.4% to 8.1%.
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