Lawsuit accuses OpenAI of collecting children's data without consent

A new suit filed Tuesday alleges ChatGPT took sensitive information from millions of minor users who signed up without parental approval.

By Standard Topic. AI-generated from the reporting listed under Coverage. Published October 13, 2026. Updated October 14, 2026.

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What happened

A new lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses OpenAI's ChatGPT of unlawfully taking sensitive data from millions of child users. The suit says the minors signed up for the AI service without parental consent. It alleges OpenAI manipulated minors into sharing data to train its AI.

Why it matters

The lawsuit alleges that children's personal information was gathered without valid parental consent. The claims center on using that data to train OpenAI's AI models.

Timeline

Oct 13, 1:42 PM ET: A new lawsuit filed Tuesday accused OpenAI's ChatGPT of unlawfully taking sensitive data from millions of child users without parental consent.
Oct 14, 9:04 AM ET: Coverage reported that the lawsuit alleges OpenAI manipulated minors into sharing sensitive data to train its AI.

Coverage

'Preying on Children'? OpenAI Faces Novel Class Action for Alleged Use of Minors' Data to Train AI Models (law.com) October 15, 2026
OpenAI used children to train ChatGPT, lawsuit alleges (Yahoo News) October 15, 2026
Suit alleges OpenAI took minors’ information without parental consent (sfchronicle.com) October 14, 2026
OpenAI Sued Over Children’s Data Used to Train ChatGPT (See full bio) October 14, 2026
OpenAI Accused Of Mining Kids' ChatGPT Data To Train LLMs (law360.com) October 13, 2026

Lawsuit accuses OpenAI of collecting children's data without consent

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