AI Chatbot Safety and Privacy Risks for Minors

West Virginia and Texas sued OpenAI over alleged ChatGPT shortcomings involving age checks, parental protections, harmful content, and safety testing; Colorado is investigating a separate AI company over alleged teen grooming, harmful advice, crisis failures, and privacy exposure. New York’s governor signed bills regulating AI chats with children and hackable baby monitors. A proposed AI Child Safety Act summary lacks status and implementation detail; claims and policy questions remain unresolved.