Manga artist says ChatGPT advised rest at home with a rehydration drink for heatstroke symptoms, before IV drips in hospital on day three (first-person)
On 8 July 2026 a manga artist posted a comic on X about getting heatstroke. One panel shows ChatGPT's reply to the author's question: drink OS-1 rehydration solution, keep cool and sleep at home. According to Otakuma Keizai Shimbun, which wrote up the comic with the author's cooperation, the author felt too unwell to go to hospital unaided, followed the advice, then had worsening headaches and could not drink ordinary water, and rushed to hospital on the third day, where the author received two IV drips. The author called it leaving heatstroke to AI, but also blamed lack of sleep and fluids and said people put too much responsibility on AI. Two days after posting the author had not fully recovered.
AI involvement reported · Causal attribution alleged · 2 sources, 1 underlying account · Added 02/11/2026