# OpenAI Hit With Stack of Lawsuits Over ChatGPT Allegedly Coaching Children to Harm Themselves

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/openai-hit-with-stack-of-lawsuits-over-chatgpt-allegedly-coaching-children-to-harm-themselves/
- Published: 2026-10-16T09:45:00-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo credit: Rapha Wilde via Unsplash. Article by Maggie Harrison Dupré. Futurism – October 15, 2026. Eight states sued OpenAI this week, alleging that the AI company caused severe harm to users, many of them underage, while downplaying the risks of its technology. Filed individually in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana on Wednesday, the coordinated lawsuits claim that OpenAI engaged in “willful, dangerous, reckless and unlawful conduct” by falsely marketing its flagship chatbot, ChatGPT, as safe for consumers even as it coached users — including minors and other vulnerable people — into self-harm and suicide, pushed them to engage in violence against others, and reinforced dangerous delusions. […] Click here to view the original article at www.futurism.com Related articles: Eight states accuse OpenAI of coaching children to harm themselves in lawsuit – The Guardian At least 8 states sued OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT harmed children and deceived parents – Quartz State AGs Sue ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Over ‘Willful, Dangerous, Reckless, and Unlawful Conduct’ – Common Dreams