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(Iowa) -- Iowa and 14 other states are demanding transparency and accountability from Open AI following the hacking of another AI company.
The Iowa Attorney General's Office says this comes after Open AI used an experimental AI model that hacked into AI company Hugging Face. In a letter, the states argue Open AI may have violated state and federal consumer protection laws and are asking the company to preserve any relevant documents or data regarding the hack and to ensure that no Open AI employees face backlash for reporting any unlawful activities or acting as whistleblowers. The coalition also asks that Open AI immediately stop all tests and activities that led to this hacking unless the company can show that it has the ability to control the AI software and conduct the tests responsibly.
The states joining together in the coalition include:
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Florida
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Utah
The coalition's full letter is available on the Iowa Attorney General's Office website.