Overview
- A coalition of state attorneys general served OpenAI with a broad subpoena on Friday that demands documents about the company’s products, practices and user impacts.
- The order targets internal materials such as training files, operational guidelines, moderation logs, advertising and user‑data practices, plus records of how the company handled tips about threats to people.
- Florida separately issued criminal subpoenas in April and filed a civil suit on June 1 that names OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman and accuses the company of distributing an unsafe product linked to a mass‑attack investigation.
- OpenAI said it will engage constructively with the state offices while it defends multiple wrongful‑death suits and proceeds with confidential IPO filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
- The probe builds on 2025 state AG warnings and a settled California governance review, and it could force new disclosures that shape how courts and regulators assign responsibility for harms tied to generative AI.