A coalition of US state attorneys general has opened a wide-ranging investigation into OpenAI, subpoenaing the company for documents related to its operations, user safety, and data practices, according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal and The Information.
The probe centers on how OpenAI interacts with users and the potential risks those interactions pose. Attorneys general investigations of this type typically signal that multiple states have coordinated concerns serious enough to demand internal records from a company.
OpenAI, for its part, said it is engaging constructively with the state attorneys general about their concerns — a measured response that stops short of contesting the investigation outright.
The multistate probe arrives amid a broader legal wave washing over the ChatGPT maker. According to reporting cited by MSN, the state of Florida separately sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman earlier this month, alleging the company ignored safety warnings and knowingly released ChatGPT before it was safe.
Taken together, these actions represent a notable escalation in how US regulators and law enforcement are approaching AI companies — moving from congressional hearings and voluntary commitments toward formal legal demands for accountability. For everyday users of AI chatbots, it signals that questions about what these products do with personal data and how they affect user wellbeing are no longer just academic — they are now the subject of serious government scrutiny.