--- title: "42 state AGs probe OpenAI days after IPO filing" url: https://daily.dev/posts/42-state-ags-probe-openai-days-after-ipo-filing-1uocuunqe source_url: https://thenextweb.com/news/openai-state-attorneys-general-investigation-ipo type: article source: "The Next Web" published: 2026-06-13T08:34:45.163Z updated: 2026-06-13T08:35:07.606Z tags: ["openai", "chatgpt", "ipo", "ai-regulation"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 42 state AGs probe OpenAI days after IPO filing **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A coalition of 42 US state attorneys general has launched a sweeping investigation into OpenAI, with New York serving a subpoena covering advertising practices, user data, treatment of minors and seniors, and internal safety policies. The probe arrives just days after OpenAI filed confidentially for an IPO at an $852 billion valuation, creating material legal risk that must be disclosed in its S-1. The investigation is part of a broader legal siege: Florida has already sued OpenAI civilly and is running a separate criminal probe, while dozens of individual lawsuits allege ChatGPT contributed to self-harm and suicide among minors. Courts have begun rejecting Section 230 defenses for chatbots, and the legal trajectory mirrors the social media liability wave that resulted in $381 million in verdicts against Meta and Google. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [The lawsuits that could give AI its Big Tobacco moment](https://daily.dev/posts/the-lawsuits-that-could-give-ai-its-big-tobacco-moment-snuj7a5yl) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Florida sues OpenAI, names Altman personally over ChatGPT safety](https://daily.dev/posts/florida-sues-openai-names-altman-personally-over-chatgpt-safety-nmnzagynf) · The Next Web · 6 upvotes · 4 comments --- Tags: [#openai](https://daily.dev/tags/openai), [#chatgpt](https://daily.dev/tags/chatgpt), [#ipo](https://daily.dev/tags/ipo), [#ai-regulation](https://daily.dev/tags/ai-regulation) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/42-state-ags-probe-openai-days-after-ipo-filing-1uocuunqe)