OpenAI sued by 8 states over ChatGPT safety concerns

A finger is poised to tap the ChatGPT app icon displayed on a smartphone screen in Creteil, France, on October 1, 2026, as OpenAI begins rolling out Dots in ChatGPT, its new system of autonomous AI agents. Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesEight states filed lawsuits against OpenAI on Wednesday alleging that the artificial intelligence company's ChatGPT chatbot is an unsafe product that's harmed children and deceived parents. Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana have individually sued OpenAI in their own state courts, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird said in a release. She said Iowa's lawsuit aims to "vindicate the rights of Iowans affected by OpenAI's willful, dangerous, reckless, and unlawful conduct." "OpenAI is hurting kids and they are lying to Iowans," Bird said in a statement. "OpenAI claims ChatGPT is safe while it's giving dangerous medical advice, encouraging people to hurt others, and coaching people to commit suicide — all while pretending to be their fake friend. My lawsuit is about protecting our kids and holding OpenAI accountable under our state law." OpenAI spokesperson Drew Pusateri said the company has built age-specif...