Coalition of 42 US state attorneys general subpoenas OpenAI over ChatGPT user impact
A coalition of 42 US state attorneys general has subpoenaed OpenAI over how ChatGPT affects users. NY AG Letitia James served the demand, seeking records on ads, data handling, treatment of minors, and model sycophancy. It lands days after OpenAI's confidential IPO filing, per CN
A coalition of 42 US state attorneys general has opened a formal investigation into OpenAI, according to reporting by CNBC and Tom's Hardware. New York Attorney General Letitia James served the company with a subpoena on behalf of the group. The subpoena demands records across a wide range of areas: advertising practices, user engagement and retention, handling of consumer and health data, treatment of minors and seniors, internal company policies, and the behavioral properties of OpenAI's models, including model sycophancy. OpenAI has said it is engaging constructively with the attorneys general. The investigation arrives days after OpenAI confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, reportedly at a valuation of up to $1 trillion. It also follows a June 1 civil suit by Florida, the first by a state against the company, which alleges ChatGPT lacks meaningful age verification on its free tier and does not let parents access their children's conversation history. Reported by CNBC and Tom's Hardware.