OpenAI sued by Montana over safety concerns
( October 14, 2026, 21:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen announced a lawsuit accusing OpenAI of knowingly encouraging harmful behavior among children and teenagers and engaging in other deceptive practices through its artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT. According to the complaint, OpenAI designed the chatbot to be overly agreeable and replicate human compassion, and it has proven dangerous to vulnerable users, despite being advertised as a safe and reliable tool. “OpenAI’s ChatGPT led vulnerable kids and their parents to trust it, while encouraging harmful behavior. Their reckless statements disguised as advice led to serious tragedy which must be stopped,” Knudsen wrote.Statement follows in full. Also see attached file. ...
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