Eight states, including Iowa, sue OpenAI faces over AI risks for kids
William MorrisDes Moines Register
Oct. 15, 2026, 5:10 a.m. CT
ChatGPT can help you write an email or plan a vacation. It can also, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird alleges, help push children and vulnerable people into self-harm or suicide.
Bird is a leader of a bipartisan group of eight states filing suit against OpenAI, the company behind the popular ChatGPT bot and other AI tools.
