Eight US states sue OpenAI over alleged harm to children from ChatGPT

Attorneys general in Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia filed separate lawsuits against OpenAI on 14 October, alleging ChatGPT harms minors and that the company misled the public about safety. The states seek court-ordered changes to the chatbot, civil penalties of up to $50,000 per violation and a ban on self-improving models without alignment guarantees.

• Suits filed under state consumer protection laws in eight separate courts
• Iowa seeks up to $40,000 per violation; Nebraska up to $50,000
• States want to bar self-improving AI models without alignment safeguards
• OpenAI says ChatGPT has age protections and is intended for users 13 and older