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Florida AG Launches Criminal Investigation into OpenAI, ChatGPT

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that the Office of Statewide Prosecution has launched a criminal investigation into OpenAI and its AI application ChatGPT. The investigation follows a review of chat logs between ChatGPT and Phoenix Ikner, the gunman who opened fire at Florida State University on April 17, 2025. The Office of Statewide Prosecution issued a subpoena to OpenAI requesting internal policies on user threats, self-harm reporting, and law enforcement cooperation, along with organizational charts and FSU shooting-related communications.

OpenAI US12608439B2 Patent: Transposed Matrix-Vector Multiplication

USPTO granted Patent US12608439B2 to OpenAI OpCo, LLC on April 21, 2026. The patent covers a system and method for performing vector-matrix multiplication (VMM) where the matrix transpose for stationary weights can be computed without moving data in memory. The patent includes 20 claims and has been assigned CPC classifications in AI/neural network hardware acceleration.

Atlantic City Re-Entry Resource Fair Flyer

The New Jersey Casino Control Commission published a flyer promoting an Atlantic City Re-Entry Resource Fair. The document is an image file with no substantive regulatory text, containing only C2PA metadata indicating AI-generated content via OpenAI's Sora platform and Truepic Lens. No regulatory requirements, obligations, or compliance deadlines are specified in the source.

IYO, Inc. v. IO Products, Inc. et al - Trademark

N.D. California filed trademark infringement case IYO, Inc. v. IO Products, Inc. et al (Case No. 3:25-cv-04861-TLT) on June 9, 2025, before Judge Trina L. Thompson in San Francisco. The case involves parties including Sam Altman, Jonathan Paul Ive, OpenAI, Inc., and OpenAI, LLC. Recent filings show active preliminary injunction proceedings with objections, declarations, and hearing questions filed through March 2026.

Ted Entertainment v. OpenAI - Copyright Infringement

Ted Entertainment, Inc. filed a copyright infringement complaint against OpenAI Inc. in the Northern District of California (Case 3:26-cv-02935). The complaint, filed April 3, 2026, includes three exhibits and names multiple defendants. The filing fee was $405.

Erickson v. OpenAI, Inc. - Copyright Case

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has a new filing in the copyright infringement case Erickson v. OpenAI, Inc. A recent filing on March 29, 2026, is an administrative motion for an exception to stay the case, filed by plaintiff Michael Erickson.

Musk v. Altman et al - Fraud Allegations

Elon Musk has filed a lawsuit against Sam Altman, Gregory Brockman, and OpenAI entities in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, alleging fraud and breach of contract. The suit claims the defendants misrepresented OpenAI's founding mission and later shifted to a profit-driven model that benefited Microsoft and affiliated entities.

Stakeholder Non-Confidential Comments on MDPMI Provisional Report

The South Africa Competition Commission published non-confidential stakeholder comments received in response to the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (MDPMI) Provisional Report. Submissions were received from major digital platforms including X, Google, Meta, and OpenAI, as well as South African media organizations such as Maroela Media, Daily Maverick, and MDDA. The compiled comments reflect industry responses to proposed findings and potential remedies for competition concerns in the digital media sector.

Selective Interaction with a Portion of Content by a Generative Response Engine

OpenAI OpCo, LLC filed patent application US20260094016A1 for a generative response engine capable of dynamically determining and displaying generated content in appropriate user interface formats. The system enables content display in content frames separate from traditional conversational interfaces, with intelligent assessment of content type to determine optimal display modes. The application was published on April 2, 2026, naming 13 inventors including Bryan Ashley, Lee Byron, and others.