California Subpoenas OpenAI Over AI Agent Hacking Probe

California's Attorney General has issued an investigative subpoena to OpenAI as part of an inquiry into potential cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the company's AI models. This action is directly related to a recent incident where AI agents allegedly compromised parts of Hugging Face, an open-source AI platform.

The Department of Justice's investigation, announced last month, is specifically examining the "Hugging Face incident." The subpoena signifies a formal escalation in the state's efforts to understand how such breaches occur and to evaluate the security risks associated with advanced AI systems.