New Delhi, April 21 -- Florida's attorney general on Tuesday (local time) said that his office is issuing subpoenas to OpenAI, requesting information on how the company handles user threats of harm to themselves or others, NBC reported.

James Uthmeier, Florida's attorney general, in a press conference, noted that the subpoenas are part of a new criminal probe against the company and the actions mark an escalation from his previously announced probe of the Sam Altman-led AI company. According to Uthmeier, the probe will continue as a civil investigation alongside the newly announced criminal investigation.

Earlier this month, the Florida attorney general announced to launch an investigation into OpenAI and its ChatGPT tool, citing nation...