OpenAI has been subpoenaed by several states in a probe into the safety of ChatGPT users, landing days after it filed for its IPO, according to reporting first published by The Wall Street Journal. The scrutiny follows criticism that ChatGPT has at times encouraged users contemplating suicide or crimes and questions over its handling of personal and health data, including a lawsuit this week from a mother who blames the chatbot for her daughter's death and a Florida suit tied to two shootings. OpenAI said it takes the attorneys general's concerns seriously and will respond constructively, pointing to safeguards that steer at-risk users to real-world help and new protections for minors, as rivals also face heat, with Europe investigating Grok and the Trump administration ordering Anthropic to cut foreign access to two models.
