OpenAI Faces Multistate Investigation Over Potential User Harm Ahead of IPO - Internewscast Journal

OpenAI faces a multistate investigation into user safety as it moves toward its IPO, with subpoenas issued by several states. The company says it will cooperate and that safeguards are in place to protect users, while acknowledging concerns about ChatGPT responding in troubling ways to suicidality and criminal activity. The probe follows other legal actions, including a Canadian suit and Florida's AG case, and OpenAI notes cooperation with law enforcement in related shootings. As the IPO process unfolds, OpenAI notes protective measures for minors—age prediction, parental controls, and restrictions on advertising targeting children—and highlights ongoing debates about how governments should manage AI benefits and risks, including actions involving rivals like SpaceX and Anthropic.