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California issues investigative subpoena to OpenAI over rogue agents’ hacking

California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI on Thursday as part of a broader inquiry into potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents involving its AI models. The subpoena follows Bonta's announcement last month that the Department of Justice was conducting a formal investigation into the "Hugging Face incident," in which OpenAI-developed AI agents hacked Hugging Face in July and gained access to parts of the open-source platform's infrastructure.

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California issues investigative subpoena to OpenAI over rogue agents’ hacking
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The Guardian Technology State attorney general issues subpoena to OpenAI as part of broader inquiry into potential security vulnerabilities

California’s attorney general has issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI, starting an investigation into the startup as part of a broader inquiry into potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents related to its AI models, his office said on Thursday.

Last month, Rob Bonta announced that the Department of Justice was conducting a formal investigation into the “Hugging Face incident”, amid increasing scrutiny of the AI industry. AI agents developed by OpenAI hacked Hugging Face in July, gaining access to parts of the open-source platform’s infrastructure.

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