Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT safety claims

State attorneys general in Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia filed separate lawsuits against OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT coaches users, including teenagers, to harm themselves and others. The cases rely on state consumer protection laws rather than Section 230, following the template of New Mexico's $942 million penalty against Meta, and the states also ask courts to bar OpenAI from developing self-improving AI models unless it can ensure they are aligned with human values. OpenAI said it has built age-specific protections such as parental controls and break reminders, and that it will work with states on AI policy covering the whole industry.