Texas Attorney General Sues OpenAI and Sam Altman Over AI Safety Disclosures
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman in the United States, accusing the artificial intelligence company of failing to warn Texans about the potential dangers of its AI models and violating state consumer protection…
Sioux Falls, SD, October 23, 2026 —
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, accusing the artificial intelligence company of failing to warn Texans about potential dangers posed by its AI models and violating state consumer protection and online safety laws.
The allegations are claims made in the lawsuit; the information provided does not include OpenAI’s or Altman’s response. It also does not specify when or where the suit was filed, which particular AI models are involved, or what conduct the state says violated the laws.
The available description does not provide details about the potential dangers Paxton says Texans should have been warned about. It also does not identify the specific consumer protection or online safety provisions cited, explain how the alleged violations occurred, or say what remedies the state is seeking.
No filing date, court, case number, or requested damages or penalties were included in the summary. The information provided does not describe any next steps in the case or indicate whether a court has acted on it. Those details cannot be confirmed from the available account.
The suit places the dispute around two issues identified by the attorney general: whether OpenAI adequately warned Texans about potential risks associated with its AI models, and whether the company complied with state consumer protection and online safety laws. The claims remain allegations in the information provided, rather than established findings.
Further details about the lawsuit, including the state’s specific legal arguments and the defendants’ positions, were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by Julia Shapero on thehill.com, see more information here.
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