Torts/Personal Injury
Nov. 6, 2026
Can public nuisance law reach ChatGPT? What the state suits mean for California injury cases
The state suits against OpenAI may yield evidence and safeguards, but public nuisance cannot simply add up private injuries. California plaintiffs still must prove their own claims.
In mid-October, attorneys general in eight states sued OpenAI: Arizona, Arkansas, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and West Virginia. They allege ChatGPT was built, in Arizona's words, to be "overly agreeable and to feign human compassion," and that it encouraged vulnerable users, including minors, toward self-harm and violence.
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