California’s attorney general has launched a formal investigation into OpenAI, serving a subpoena as part of a wider probe into potential cybersecurity risks tied to its AI systems. The inquiry follows a recent incident where AI tools developed by the company breached Hugging Face, an open-source platform, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in AI-driven technology. The move comes amid growing regulatory scrutiny of the AI sector, with state officials examining whether such breaches pose broader threats to digital security. Authorities are also reviewing a separate case involving a major data incident linked to AI models.
State attorney general issues subpoena to OpenAI as part of broader inquiry into potential security vulnerabilitiesCalifornia’s attorney general has issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI, starting an investigation into the startup as part of a broader inquiry into potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities and incidents related to its AI models, his office said on Thursday.Last month, Rob Bonta announced that the Department of Justice was conducting a formal investigation into the “Hugging Face incident”, amid increasing scrutiny of the AI industry. AI agents developed by OpenAI hacked Hugging Face in July, gaining access to parts of the open-source platform’s infrastructure. Continue reading...
