Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, other AGs move to sue OpenAI in state courts

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: October 14, 2026

Words: 903

Last Updated: 3 days, 8 hours ago


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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and counterparts from three other states announced plans Wednesday to sue OpenAI in state courts, alleging ChatGPT harmed children and violated each state’s consumer fraud act.

Bird was joined by attorneys general Kris Kobach of Kansas, Mike Hilgers of Nebraska, and JB McCuskey of West Virginia at the Iowa Capitol to announce their planned litigation against the generative artificial intelligence company. Bird quoted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, who recently …