A coalition of U.S. state attorneys general opens an investigation into OpenAI, according to multiple reports citing a source familiar with the matter. The inquiry centers on a broad range of the company’s practices and potential impacts on consumers and users. OpenAI is served with a subpoena seeking documents, with New York’s attorney general identified as the office that served the company. Requested information includes OpenAI’s advertising practices, user engagement and retention, and how it handles consumer data and health data. The subpoena also targets how OpenAI handles interactions involving minors and seniors, as well as details related to its deep-learning models. Coverage also references questions about internal matters such as model behavior and related company policies.
Several outlets note that this follows prior attention from state regulators. In December, a bipartisan coalition of 42 state attorneys general urged companies including OpenAI to add safeguards for vulnerable users in 2025 and warned that developers may be held accountable for certain chatbot outputs that encourage criminal acts.
OpenAI says it takes the concerns seriously and intends to engage constructively with the attorneys general. The New York Times and other outlets describe the investigation as focusing on user-data handling, minors’ safety, and advertising, among other areas.
