# OpenAI's Lawyers Founded Coalition Backing California Age Verification Laws It Would Profit From

- slug: openais-lawyers-founded-coalition-backing-california-age-verification-laws-it-would-profit-from
- date: 2026-04-06
- category: Artificial Intelligence

Three lawyers working for OpenAI founded a nonprofit presenting itself as a grassroots child safety group. The legislation it pushed also shields OpenAI from liability in eight lawsuits over user deaths — and mandates age verification services, a market Altman competes in.

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