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The Guardian - UK
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Jack Simpson

US regulators investigate whether OpenAI investors were misled, say reports

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, at the recent World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters

US regulators are investigating internal communications from the OpenAI chief executive, Sam Altman, as part of an inquiry into whether investors into the technology company were misled, reports claim.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking into emails and internal records of directors and officials at the ChatGPT creator after it issued a subpoena in December, according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

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