Eight States File Lawsuit Against OpenAI
After publishing: 1 headline quietly rewritten1 change
- The Hillseen 17 Oct, 19:14headline rewritten
Coalition of states sue OpenAI, alleging it misled users on safetyCoalition of states sues OpenAI, alleging it misled users on safety
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How it spread - 20 original reports, 2 reprints
Wed, 14 October 2026
9 reports- iheart.com20:30first to report
Iowa, Kansas, and six other states are suing OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT has harmed children by coaching them to harm themselves or others. The lawsuits seek changes in how ChatGPT operates for young users and demand OpenAI give up profits from child users.
- iheart.com20:30
Iowa, Kansas, and six other states are suing OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT has harmed children by coaching them to harm themselves or others. The lawsuits seek changes in how ChatGPT operates for young users and demand OpenAI give up profits from child users.
- iheart.com20:30
Iowa, Kansas, and six other states are suing OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT has harmed children by coaching them to harm themselves or others. The lawsuits seek changes in how ChatGPT operates for young users and demand OpenAI give up profits from child users.
- iheart.com20:30
Iowa, Kansas, and six other states are suing OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT has harmed children by coaching them to harm themselves or others. The lawsuits seek changes in how ChatGPT operates for young users and demand OpenAI give up profits from child users.
- The Hill21:53edited after publishing
previously
Coalition of states sue OpenAI, alleging it misled users on safetyA group of state attorneys general are suing the artificial intelligence firm OpenAI, accusing the ChatGPT-maker of illegally misleading users over the safety of its chatbot. Eight states filed lawsuits Wednesday, alleging OpenAI pushed forward with development of its AI products, despite knowing its products require safety guardrails. The bipartisan group of state leaders argue OpenAI...
- ibtimes.co.uk22:11
Eight US states have sued OpenAI, alleging that ChatGPT exposed young users to dangerous interactions and that the company misled families about its safety.
- iheart.com22:45
Iowa, Kansas, and six other states are suing OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT has harmed children by coaching them to harm themselves or others. The lawsuits seek changes in how ChatGPT operates for young users and demand OpenAI give up profits from child users.
- Google News - Top Stories23:18
Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s alleged harms to users NBC News Eight US states sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT harms young users Reuters Eight states accuse OpenAI of coaching children to harm themselves in lawsuit The Guardian Bipartisan coalition of states sues OpenAI over user safety Politico States Bring Lawsuits Against OpenAI Over Kids Online Safety (1) Bloomberg Law News
- Anadolu Agency (AA)23:46
Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and West Virginia announce their actions at news conference, while Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, and Montana file separate lawsuits in state courts
Thu, 15 October 2026
7 reports- Times of India03:24
- insurancejournal.com05:19
A bipartisan group of eight states said on Wednesday they had sued OpenAI in courts across the country over harms they say ChatGPT has caused to their
- kztv10.com12:00
Attorneys general in eight states are suing OpenAI, seeking financial penalties and court-ordered safeguards for ChatGPT.
- Vecernji list (Croatia)13:54
Državne vlasti tvrde da je ChatGPT osmišljen tako da se pretjerano slaže s korisnicima i oponaša ljudsko suosjećanje, zbog čega može biti posebno opasan za ranjive osobe, uključujući djecu
- Al Jazeera English16:28
They allege ChatGPT has caused harm to their residents, coaching its users to harm themselves or others.
- siasat.com18:28
Eight states are suing artificial intelligence OpenAI, saying its chatbot model violated state consumer protection laws by hurting children
2 reprints
- sentinelandenterprise.com15 Oct, 17:12their copy
- fox5ny.com19 Oct, 02:22their copy
- Tagesschau (Germany)19:20
Wie sicher ist der Umgang mit KI-Chatbots wie ChatGPT? Acht Bundesstaaten in den USA sehen erhebliche Risiken und haben deshalb Klagen gegen den Entwickler OpenAI eingereicht.
Fri, 16 October 2026
2 reports- sfist.com00:54
OpenAI is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit from a Hawaii mother who alleges ChatGPT collected sensitive information from her children without parental consent, while eight states have filed separate suits.
- ČT24 (Czechia)20:54
Osm amerických států tento týden podalo žaloby na technologickou společnost OpenAI s tím, že její populární chatbot ChatGPT porušil státní zákony o ochraně spotřebitelů. Toho se podle nich dopustil tím, že způsobuje újmu dětem a klame dospělé, informovala agentura AP. V žalobách se mimo jiné uvádí, že ChatGPT poskytuje nebezpečné lékařské rady, podněcuje paranoii a navádí lidi k sebevraždě. Zmiňují i nabádání k ublížení jiným osobám, či dokonce jejich zabití.
Sat, 17 October 2026
2 reports- iRozhlas (Czechia)05:36
Nejméně osm amerických států tento týden podalo žaloby na technologickou společnost OpenAI s tím, že její populární chatbot ChatGPT porušil státní zákony o ochraně spotřebitelů. Toho se podle nich dopustil tím, že způsobuje újmu dětem a klame dospělé, informovala agentura AP.
- Al Jazeera English05:50
Experts say balancing the need to govern AI for public safety with user privacy is 'extraordinarily difficult'.