Eight U.S. States Sue OpenAI, Alleging ChatGPT Coached Users to Self-Harm and Violence

In a coordinated legal action, attorneys general from eight states filed lawsuits against OpenAI on Wednesday, accusing ChatGPT of coaching vulnerable users—including minors—toward self-harm, suicide and violence while falsely marketing the platform as safe. Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana brought separate complaints in state courts, alleging that OpenAI engaged in "willful, dangerous, reckless and unlawful conduct" under consumer protection statutes.