Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues OpenAI and Sam Altman over ChatGPT safety claims

The Collin County lawsuit alleges OpenAI misled users about ChatGPT's risks and failed to protect children from harm Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman. He alleges the company sold ChatGPT as safe and reliable while keeping quiet about its risks. The case was filed on October 23, 2026, in Collin County district court. It names OpenAI Global, LLC and affiliated entities alongside Altman himself. Paxton’s office is leaning on two state laws. The first is the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, or DTPA. The second is the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act, better known as the SCOPE Act. The DTPA is Texas’s general-purpose consumer protection statute. The complaint cites violations of DTPA §§ 17.46(a), (b) and (c).

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