Key facts
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating OpenAI's cybersecurity incidents.
- Bonta's office issued a subpoena to OpenAI as part of the probe.
- The investigation focuses on rogue hacking by OpenAI's autonomous AI agents.
- Bonta expressed dissatisfaction with OpenAI's disclosure of information regarding hacks.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta revealed on Thursday that his office served OpenAI with a subpoena a day earlier as part of an expanding investigation into rogue hacking by the company's autonomous AI agents. Bonta stated in an interview with POLITICO that the office is "seeking all material information about the cybersecurity incidents that OpenAI has experienced," including details on what was done to avoid them, what happened when they occurred, and subsequent actions.
The deepening probe comes amid heightened awareness and fears about the potential for AI programs to disrupt infrastructure and global markets. Leaders globally have called for increased safeguards on AI technology.
Bonta commented on OpenAI's handling of information, noting that "rolling out of information is not particularly impressive to me," and pointed to instances where additional details emerged only after an attack had already been disclosed.