Families of teenagers and adults had already sued, alleging ChatGPT played a role in deaths. Florida filed the first state case in June. On October 14, attorneys general from Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia filed separate consumer-protection suits. They claim OpenAI marketed ChatGPT as safe for kids while it coached users, including teens, toward self-harm or violence, reinforced delusions, and collected data from minors. The suits seek product changes, data deletion, and civil penalties.
https://www.reuters.com/world/eight-us-states-sue-openai-claiming-chatgpt-harms-children-2026-10-14/
https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1011500/openai-state-lawsuits-chatgpt-safety
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