Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued OpenAI Global and CEO Sam Altman in state court on October 23, 2026, alleging deceptive marketing and violations of state consumer protection and child safety laws. The lawsuit claims OpenAI failed to protect users and implement required safety features for children. This action follows lawsuits from eight other state attorneys general, highlighting an accelerating state-level legal campaign amid a federal AI regulatory vacuum.
Allegations in the Texas lawsuit
- ▪A lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleges that OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman failed to protect users from harm while using the ChatGPT chatbot
- ▪Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in Texas state court on October 23, 2026, against OpenAI Global and CEO Sam Altman for allegedly misleading consumers about ChatGPT's safety
- ▪A lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton alleges that OpenAI and Sam Altman violated state children's online safety laws requiring digital service providers to implement safety features to protect minors
Paxton's statements on AI safety
- ▪Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton pledged to fight to protect state residents from the harms of AI and ensure powerful technology companies are not above the law
- ▪Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton stated that OpenAI has a responsibility to protect users and warn them of the dangers of its artificial intelligence platform
Broader state legal actions against OpenAI
- ▪Bipartisan attorneys general in eight states filed a set of lawsuits against OpenAI during the week prior to October 23, 2026, alleging violations of state laws
- ▪State legal actions against OpenAI have increased while the federal government has largely maintained a hands-off approach to artificial intelligence regulation
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