Knudsen says ChatGPT encouraged harmful behavior
Austin KnudsenMontana attorney general
Knudsen alleges that ChatGPT gained vulnerable families' trust while encouraging harmful behavior. He says Montana seeks to stop that conduct.
“Their reckless statements disguised as advice led to serious tragedy which must be stopped”
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Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT safety; OpenAI defends its safeguards
On October 14, 2026, the attorneys general of Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana announced separate lawsuits against OpenAI, each under their own state's laws. Attorneys general from four of those states appeared at a joint news conference that day. The states allege that OpenAI misrepresented ChatGPT's safety and designed the chatbot in ways that harm users, including children. OpenAI says it has built age-specific protections into ChatGPT and will keep adding safeguards. The suits put OpenAI's safety representations and safeguards under scrutiny. The alleged harms and legal violations remain claims to be decided in each state's proceeding.
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Knudsen alleges that ChatGPT encouraged harmful behavior while presenting itself as trustworthy.
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The attorney general announced his state's separate lawsuit against OpenAI.
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The statement accompanies a civil complaint and describes allegations that the state seeks to prove in court.
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Relative to OpenAI's disputed safety representations and practices, the speaker expressly alleges harmful and deceptive conduct.
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