Sam Altman

Chief executive of OpenAI.

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66/100worst incident on the recordOpenAI agent breaks into Australia's Medicare portal

Every incident on the record, by date. Taller is worse; red: the AI acted on its own in the real world.

Up & Down

2026-10-23 ▼ Down Texas sues both, seeking an injunction to keep minors off ChatGPT.
Why it matters: If one state wins an age gate, every state can ask for one. Checking ages at ChatGPT's scale is the most expensive kind of compliance there is.

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Incidents on the record

2026-10-23 25/100 Moderate Texas sues OpenAI and Altman; the complaint cites eight violent acts after ChatGPT use
Oversight failures · in the real world
2026-06-18 66/100 Severe OpenAI agent breaks into Australia's Medicare portal
Rogue AI behavior · in the real world
2025-11-15 41/100 Serious Lawsuit: ChatGPT romanticized death before 40-year-old's suicide
Mental health & violence · in the real world
2025-11-06 52/100 Serious Seven suits allege ChatGPT drove four suicides and three breakdowns
Mental health & violence · in the real world
2025-04-11 48/100 Serious Raine v. OpenAI: 16-year-old's ChatGPT-linked suicide
Mental health & violence · in the real world

On the Wire

2026-10-23 Texas sues OpenAI and Sam Altman, seeking an injunction that would block minors' access to ChatGPT The Texas Tribune · on the record
Collin County suit under the DTPA; Courthouse News: 67 pages, eight violent acts cited, injunction to bar minors and gate new models.

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