California’s attorney general serves OpenAI with an investigative subpoena over cybersecurity incidents involving its AI models
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI as part of a broader inquiry into cybersecurity incidents and risks involving the company and its AI models, Reuters reports; his office announced it on October 1, US time.
In a statement, Bonta said his office is asking OpenAI additional questions about cybersecurity incidents and risks involving the company and its AI models. He warned that developers that fail to ensure their AI models do not perpetrate or enable cyberattacks could face legal accountability. Reuters says OpenAI did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Last month Bonta announced that the California Department of Justice was conducting a formal investigation into the “Hugging Face incident,” in which AI agents developed by OpenAI hacked the open-source platform earlier this year and gained access to parts of its infrastructure. The subpoena widens the inquiry to cybersecurity incidents more broadly. Separately, Reuters reports that Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird is leading a coalition of attorneys general from 15 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Utah, in seeking information from OpenAI over the Hugging Face hack.
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- 加州检察长向 OpenAI 发出传票，调查 AI 网络安全风险 — IT之家（RSS）
- California AG Bonta issues subpoena to OpenAI over AI cybersecurity risks — www.channelnewsasia.com