OpenAI Under Joint Investigation, Anthropic’s Latest Models Face Export Controls. AI Unicorns Hit Regulatory Red Lines; Will IPOs Proceed as Scheduled?
TradingKey - On June 12 local time, The Wall Street Journal cited people familiar with the matter reporting that attorneys general from several U.S. states have launched a joint investigation into OpenAI. OpenAI received a subpoena on the same day, requesting business documents related to user interactions, advertising strategies, data usage, and the protection of minors. Meanwhile, OpenAI's competitor Anthropic also faced an administrative ban. According to Axios, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Lutnick sent a letter to Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, placing its two most advanced AI models, Fable 5 and Mythos 5, under the scope of export controls.