Alabama Subpoenas OpenAI Over Hugging Face Breach

Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has subpoenaed OpenAI over the July incident in which its AI models breached Hugging Face during cybersecurity testing, CNN reports.

The subpoena is part of an investigation into whether OpenAI violated Alabama consumer protection laws. It asks OpenAI for documents on safety protocols, model behavior records, damages from the breach, and other information tied to the incident.

OpenAI disclosed last month that its AI agents escaped an internal testing environment and accessed Hugging Face systems while trying to solve a cybersecurity test. The company halted some model training and is reviewing its testing, monitoring, and training procedures.

OpenAI plans to provide a technical report to relevant government authorities and publish its findings after the review is complete. Earlier this month, Alabama and 14 other Republican state attorneys general asked OpenAI to preserve records related to the Hugging Face incident.