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States OpenAI lawsuit Developing

First reported Oct 14, 3:00 PM ET by Reuters · ongoing, 44 hours so far

8 States Sue OpenAI, Claiming ChatGPT Harms Children (opens the original story in a new tab)

NewsmaxOct 14, 4:16 PM

10 / 27 outletsNot yet: Bloomberg, The New York Times, CNN, Newsweek +13

Videos: 5
Articles: 11
YouTube views: 7,640
Running: 44h

How the story spread

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How each outlet covered it

10 outlets, in order of their first story; headlines link to the original · 2 more on YouTube only

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Outlet	First seen	Articles	First headline
Reuters	Oct 14, 3:00 PM First	1	Eight US states sue OpenAI, claiming ChatGPT harms children
New York Post	Oct 14, 3:23 PM	1	OpenAI sued by 8 states alleging ChatGPT coached children to harm themselves, others
Newsmax	Oct 14, 4:16 PM	2	8 States Sue OpenAI, Claiming ChatGPT Harms Children
CNBC	Oct 14, 5:09 PM	1	OpenAI sued by 8 states over ChatGPT safety concerns
Politico	Oct 14, 5:19 PM	1	Bipartisan coalition of states sues OpenAI over user safety
The Hill	Oct 14, 5:53 PM	1	Coalition of states sues OpenAI, alleging it misled users on safety
NBC News	Oct 14, 7:18 PM	1	Eight states sue OpenAI over ChatGPT’s alleged harms to users
Business Insider	Oct 14, 9:48 PM	1	8 states are suing OpenAI, saying ChatGPT harms kids. Here are their demands, from data deletion to halting AI testing.
The Epoch Times	Oct 14, 11:19 PM	1	States Sue OpenAI, Claiming ChatGPT Gives Young Users Dangerous Advice
Breitbart	Oct 15, 1:11 PM	1	8 States Sue OpenAI Alleging ChatGPT Deceived Parents and Harmed Children

Not yet: Bloomberg, The New York Times, CNN, Newsweek, Fox News, Los Angeles Times, HuffPost, ABC News, The Washington Post, Associated Press, MS NOW, USA Today, CBS News, The Wall Street Journal, TIME, NTD, Vox