From Grauniad of the UK
'Bromide' has different meanings in English. It is a chemical, and this is the meaning referred to here ("a binary compound of bromine and some other element or radical"). Figuratively, the term can refer to "a dull person with conventional thoughts" and, also, to "a platitude". As a drug, bromide used to be prescribed as a sedative or to reduce a person's sex drive.
It seems to me that there was more than one 'bromide' in this story involving a man who consulted Chat GPT about his salt consumption and subsequently went off the rails - to the point of being sectioned. So, altogether, not a happy interaction with the chat bot.
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A US medical journal has warned against using ChatGPT for health information after a man developed a rare condition following an interaction with the chatbot about removing table salt from his diet.
An article in the Annals of Internal Medicine reported a case in which a 60-year-old man developed bromism, also known as bromide toxicity, after consulting ChatGPT.
[...] The authors said the bromism patient presented himself at a hospital and claimed his neighbour might be poisoning him. He also said he had multiple dietary restrictions. Despite being thirsty, he was noted as being paranoid about the water he was offered.
He tried to escape the hospital within 24 hours of being admitted and, after being sectioned, was treated for psychosis. Once the patient stabilised, he reported having several other symptoms that indicated bromism, such as facial acne, excessive thirst and insomnia.
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 | US medical journal article about 60-year-old with bromism warns against using AI app for health information www.theguardian.com |
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