Texas sues OpenAI under consumer protection law, citing nine deceptive practices
LuizaJarovsky · x · 2026-10-26
AI policy researcher Luiza Jarovsky analyzes Texas' new lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman under the state's Deceptive Trade Practices Act, arguing the wave of lawsuits could template how other states and countries litigate AI companies into prioritizing safety. The complaint alleges failure to warn of ChatGPT's dangers, easy child access without parental consent, readily available harmful content (eating disorders, self-harm, mass violence), compulsive-use features, inadequate safety testing, products that ignore human direction, false safety and reliability claims, and falsely presenting the product as having human emotions to earn trust. Jarovsky also urges the public to use legal and civic means to shape AI's future, arguing Altman and Amodei should hold no more power over it than anyone else.
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