OpenAI Subpoenas Nonprofits Amid Legal Disputes

[nihalsari]

OpenAI’s chief strategy officer, Jason Kwon, confirmed the company has sent subpoenas to AI safety nonprofits such as Encode. The action comes after Elon Musk sued OpenAI over concerns the company has strayed from its nonprofit mission. Encode supported Musk in an amicus brief, and other organizations opposed OpenAI’s restructuring. Critics say the subpoenas are part of Silicon Valley’s broader pattern of intimidating AI oversight groups, though OpenAI frames them as due diligence amid legal disputes and growing scrutiny of AI regulation.

[Rimon Khan]

Legal tensions highlight how governance and transparency remain key issues in the AI race.

[Abdul Khan]

The case could set important precedents for how nonprofit and for-profit AI entities interact.