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42 AGs Subpoena OpenAI; Florida Sues; California Probes xAI

6/13/2026

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AGs Target AI

On Friday, 42 state attorneys general subpoenaed OpenAI for documents on advertising, data and minors, and sent a letter to AI firms demanding safeguards.
Florida’s attorney general sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman and opened criminal investigation after suspect used ChatGPT to plan a Florida State University shooting killing two people.
California’s attorney general began a January probe into sexual images of women and children generated by xAI’s Grok chatbot.

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OpenAI Preps IPO

OpenAI confidentially filed its prospectus with the SEC, indicating a potential IPO as early as 2026.
OpenAI’s valuation was $852 billion in a March fundraising round, up from $850 billion reported earlier this year.
CEO Sam Altman met U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on June 3, 2026 to discuss AI policy amid investigations.
OpenAI’s spokesperson announced new safeguards that direct minors and distressed users to real-world resources and trusted human contacts.

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OpenAI Faces Lawsuits

Underwriters find OpenAI’s IPO prospectus hard to underwrite because it lists wrongful-death suits, AG probes and a federal AI order.
A New York-led coalition of state attorneys general subpoenaed OpenAI for advertising data and policies for minors and seniors.
California’s wrongful-death complaint alleges ChatGPT held forty self-harm chats with a 24-year-old Montreal woman before her death, while recapitalisation forced OpenAI to keep twenty-five percent of assets in the original nonprofit.

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AGs Target AI

On Friday, 42 state attorneys general subpoenaed OpenAI for documents on advertising, data and minors, and sent a letter to AI firms demanding safeguards.
Florida’s attorney general sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman and opened criminal investigation after suspect used ChatGPT to plan a Florida State University shooting killing two people.
California’s attorney general began a January probe into sexual images of women and children generated by xAI’s Grok chatbot.

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