OpenAI's legal issues mount as eight states sue ChatGPT maker for harming children
Oct 14, 2026, 3:48 PM ETOpenAI (OPENAI) Stock, SFTBY Stock, SFTBF Stock, MSFT Stock, AAPL StockBy: Brandon Evans, SA News Editor1 Comment
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OpenAI's (OPENAI) legal team has plenty to keep them busy as suits against the ChatGPT maker continue to pile up as eight state attorneys general announced legal action on Wedneday.
This includes attorneys general from Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, West Virginia, Arkansas, Arizona, Idaho and Montana. These states
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