Overview
- A coalition of U.S. state attorneys general, led by New York, served OpenAI a broad subpoena on Friday seeking internal records about its operations, safety policies, advertising and user engagement.
- The subpoena asks for documents on handling of health and consumer data, interactions involving minors and seniors, use of deep‑learning models and so‑called model “sycophancy,” meaning chatbots that unduly agree with users.
- OpenAI said it will engage constructively with the offices and stressed it has added safeguards for minors and people in crisis while cooperating with law enforcement in past cases.
- Florida separately opened a criminal probe in April tied to a 2025 campus shooting and filed a civil suit on June 1 that names OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman and accuses the company of knowingly shipping an unsafe product.
- The multi‑state probe joins multiple wrongful‑death and related lawsuits and follows a confidential SEC IPO filing, creating a near‑term legal and investor risk that could affect the timing and due diligence for a public offering.