In new OpenAI, SpaceX suits, privacy emerges as growing US AI litigation risk
By Mike Swift ( October 14, 2026, 23:35 GMT | Comment) -- Privacy litigation filed against the likes of OpenAI, SpaceXSI and Suno in US courts is accelerating, with new lawsuits testing whether traditional laws governing children's privacy, biometrics and wiretapping apply to generative AI. A new proposed class action filed in a federal court in California this week alleges OpenAI illegally collected minors' sensitive personal data without consent.OpenAI this week joined SpaceXSI as the latest artificial intelligence companies to be hit with privacy litigation in US federal courts, among a growing number of privacy suits against AI companies....
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