{"slug": "openai-is-facing-investigation-from-a-group-of-state-attorneys-general", "title": "OpenAI is facing investigation from a group of state attorneys general", "summary": "A coalition of state attorneys general, led by New York, has subpoenaed OpenAI seeking documents on advertising, user engagement, data handling, and policies regarding minors and seniors. The investigation follows prior scrutiny of AI companies by state AGs, including a criminal probe by Florida and wrongful death lawsuits. OpenAI says it will engage constructively with the offices.", "body_md": "# OpenAI is facing investigation from a group of state attorneys general\n\nThe company says it will 'engage constructively' with them.\n\nOpenAI is under investigation by a coalition of state attorneys general, according to the * Wall Street Journal*. On Friday, June 12, the company received a subpoena seeking information and documents related to its activities and impact on users.\n\n*The Journal*said it viewed the subpoena sent by New York's attorney general.\n\nBased on what the publication saw, the AGs are asking for documentation about the company's advertising, user engagement and retention, as well as its handling of its users' data and health information. They also want to know about the company's activities related to minor and senior users, its deep learning models, its policies and its models' sycophancy.\n\n\"AI is a new and powerful technology, and we work every day to safely bring its benefits to people in a responsible way,\" an OpenAI spokesperson said in a statement to the *Journal*. \"We take the concerns raised by state attorneys general seriously and intend to engage constructively with their offices.\"\n\nIt's unclear what prompted the investigation, but tech companies developing AI products have been under scrutiny by state AGs for quite a while now. Last year, a group of 44 state AGs [sent a letter](https://www.naag.org/press-releases/bipartisan-coalition-of-state-attorneys-general-issues-letter-to-ai-industry-leaders-on-child-safety/) to Meta, Google, Apple, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic, Perplexity AI and XAI, asking them to protect children from being exposed to inappropriate and potentially harmful chatbot interactions. In April, Florida Attorney General James Ulthmeier [opened a criminal investigation](https://www.engadget.com/ai/florida-ag-opens-criminal-investigation-into-openai-and-chatgpt-190200227.html) into OpenAI, because the suspect in the 2025 Florida State University mass shooting reportedly used ChatGPT.\n\nMore recently, another parent [filed a wrongful death lawsuit](https://www.engadget.com/2192493/another-parent-has-filed-a-wrongful-death-suit-against-openai/) against OpenAI, accusing the company of not implementing enough safeguards to protect users from taking their own life. The lawsuit claimed that the plaintiff's daughter who died by suicide discussed her suicidal thoughts and plans with the chatbot in the months leading up to her death. However, the company didn't alert the family or authorities. OpenAI was [named as a defendant](https://www.engadget.com/ai/the-first-known-ai-wrongful-death-lawsuit-accuses-openai-of-enabling-a-teens-suicide-212058548.html) in the first ever wrongful death lawsuit linked to a chatbot, as well.\n\nJust a few days ago, OpenAI [filed paperwork](https://www.engadget.com/2190079/openai-files-sec-paperwork-to-go-public/) with the Securities and Exchange Commission to go public. It hasn't decided on timing and pricing yet.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-is-facing-investigation-from-a-group-of-state-attorneys-general", "canonical_source": "https://www.engadget.com/2193666/openai-investigation-state-attorneys-general/", "published_at": "2026-06-13 07:14:04+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-14 13:45:44.539919+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-safety", "ai-ethics", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["OpenAI", "New York Attorney General", "Florida Attorney General", "Meta", "Google", "Apple", "Microsoft", "Anthropic"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-is-facing-investigation-from-a-group-of-state-attorneys-general", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-is-facing-investigation-from-a-group-of-state-attorneys-general.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-is-facing-investigation-from-a-group-of-state-attorneys-general.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/openai-is-facing-investigation-from-a-group-of-state-attorneys-general.jsonld"}}