--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "2105c991e5666cf9083f3d9e562dfb2c6de7af13ca51269fff0745ab3ca4ed6e" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/2105c991?lang=en" title: "8 US States Sue OpenAI Over ChatGPT Child Safety" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-10-14T19:24:41.000Z" category: "Industry" topics: ["openai","safety","regulation"] source_urls: ["https://marketbrief.now/ai/8-us-states-sue-openai-over-chatgpt-child-safety-9a84f274","https://huggingnews.com/ai/8-us-states-sue-openai-over-chatgpt-child-safety-9a84f274","https://huggingnews.com/ai/8-states-sue-openai-for-coaching-children-to-cause-harm-d3caefbf","https://marketbrief.now/ai/8-states-sue-openai-for-coaching-children-to-cause-harm-d3caefbf","https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/1011500/openai-state-lawsuits-chatgpt-safety","https://www.techmeme.com/261014/p46"] summary: "Eight U.S. states filed coordinated lawsuits against OpenAI on Oct. 14, alleging that ChatGPT causes harm to children, though the filings did not specify the exact damages." --- # 8 US States Sue OpenAI Over ChatGPT Child Safety > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-10-14T19:24:41.000Z **Category:** Industry **Topics:** openai, safety, regulation ## Summary Eight U\.S\. states filed coordinated lawsuits against OpenAI on Oct\. 14, alleging that ChatGPT causes harm to children, though the filings did not specify the exact damages\. ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]() - [Story source]()