On October 29, 2025, OpenAI revised ChatGPT's usage guidelines, explicitly barring it from dispensing specialized medical, legal, and financial advice. This includes activities such as interpreting medical scans, aiding in medical diagnoses, and providing legal or financial counsel. The purpose of this action is to adhere to the pertinent stipulations of the EU's Artificial Intelligence Act and the regulations set forth by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is intended to avoid generating responses that could be perceived as professional, fiduciary, or legally enforceable advice. Once these new regulations are implemented, ChatGPT will guide users to seek advice from human professionals rather than offering expert opinions independently. Nevertheless, these new rules do not restrict professionals from leveraging ChatGPT to bolster their own service delivery.
