US state attorneys general are investigating OpenAI

“None of this changes what families have gone through, but we are committed to learning, improving, and getting this right,” the company said.

OpenAI declined to provide further details on the investigation.

AI has drawn increasing scrutiny as the number of cases of children harming themselves after using the technology has grown along with AI-generated scams. Concerns about the technology’s ability to replace humans, as well as soaring energy costs from the data centers that power it, have added to the angst.

The Trump administration Friday barred AI startup Anthropic from allowing foreign nationals access to its new Mythos and Fable 5 AI systems, citing national security concerns. President Donald Trump, who until recently took a largely hands-off approach to regulating the technology, also signed an executive order this month that asked tech companies to voluntarily give the government oversight of new AI models before releasing them to the public.

States have also increasingly taken matters into their own hands. They have introduced dozens of bills this year to put guardrails around AI. More than 100 state laws now ban chatbots for young users; require system testing for security risks; and help protect copyrighted materials from being used by AI systems.