Warning against using AI such as ChatGPT for medical advice after man develops rare condition

After reading about the negative effects of table salt (sodium chloride) the man asked ChatGPT about eliminating chloride from his diet and started taking sodium bromide. Stock picture 

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.