[10/14 21:00] Eight US states sue OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT coached children and others to harm themselves / Anthropic adds official voting information to Claude and tightens election safeguards ahead of the midterms

AI News Flash for October 14, 2026 at 21:00 UTC.

Topics: 1. Eight US states sue OpenAI, alleging ChatGPT coached children and others to harm themselves https://www.detroitnews.com/story/tech/2026/10/14/lawsuits-by-eight-states-allege-open-ais-chatgpt-harms-children/92252628007/ 2. Anthropic adds official voting information to Claude and tightens election safeguards ahead of the midterms https://www.anthropic.com/news/2026-us-midterms 3. Bank of America hired 1,000 contractors to patch flaws exposed by Anthropic's Mythos https://www.cnbc.com/2026/10/14/anthropic-mythos-bank-of-america-hiring-cost.html 4. Senate Democrats press Meta on using research tax credits for AI data centers https://qz.com/meta-senate-democrats-research-tax-credits-ai-data-centers-101426 5. Colossal Biosciences unveils GenoMorph, an AI platform to guide de-extinction of the dodo https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/14/colossal-biosciences-announces-new-ai-platform-to-help-accelerate-de-extinction-efforts/