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California · Friday, October 2, 2026

California attorney general subpoenas OpenAI

The File desk · Oct 2, 2026, 10:14 AM UTC

Status

Confirmed (California Attorney General, Oct. 1, 2026). An investigative subpoena is not a charge.

On Oct. 1, 2026, California Attorney General Bonta said the office served OpenAI with an investigative subpoena about cyber incidents and risks. The probe is ongoing. It includes a Hugging Face incident the office announced last month. Bonta said the office will enforce

and when those laws take effect. No new frontier model launched in this window.

Attorney General Bonta posted the step on Oct. 1, 2026.

The office served OpenAI with an investigative subpoena.

The subject is cyber incidents and risks.

Bonta said the investigation is ongoing.

It includes a Hugging Face incident the office announced last month.

He said the office will enforce

when that law takes effect.

is aimed at protecting children and teens around companion chatbots.

He said the office will also enforce

when that law takes effect.

covers safety rules for toys that use chatbots.

An investigative subpoena is not a criminal charge.

No new frontier-model launch is in this edition.

What is still unknown or disputed

Primary sources

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  1. Source 1

    Attorney General Bonta serves an investigative subpoena as part of an ongoing investigation

    California Department of Justice · October 1, 2026

    Oct. 1, 2026. Investigative subpoena to OpenAI on cyber incidents and risks. Ongoing probe, including a Hugging Face incident announced last month. The office says it will enforce and when those laws take effect.

    https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/part-ongoing-investigation-attorney-general-bonta-serves-investigative-subpoena