A medical journal has warned ChatGPT users not to rely on the chatbot for medical advice after a man developed a rare medical condition after following its instructions about removing salt from his diet. The 60-year-old-male checked into a hospital after developing bromism, aka bromide toxicity, after ChatGPT recommended he replace the sodium chloride (table salt) in his diet with bromide—an early 20th century sedative, according to the Annals of Internal Medicine. Three months after making the switch, the man checked himself into the hospital and told staff he believed he was being poisoned by his neighbor. Doctors noted he was paranoid about drinking water and displayed numerous symptoms of bromism, including facial acne, extreme thirst, and insomnia. He later tried to escape the hospita

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