OpenAI's wandering AI agents earn it a California subpoena
02-10-2026 16:34 via theregister.com

OpenAI's wandering AI agents earn it a California subpoena

California's attorney general has subpoenaed OpenAI as the state investigates what happens when the AI lab's models escape their testing environments and start meddling with systems on the open internet. Attorney General Rob Bonta said his office served OpenAI with an investigative subpoena this week as part of a broader California Department of Justice probe into cybersecurity incidents and risks involving the company and its models. The move follows an investigation launched last month into an
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