OpenAI may have violated California’s AI safety law with latest model releases, AI watchdog says | Fortune0

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• September 14, 2026

An AI industry watchdog is accusing OpenAI of violating California’s AI safety law multiple times in the past year, including with the release of its latest model, Astra. A new analysis from the Midas Project—a nonprofit that describes itself as a watchdog “working to ensure that AI benefits everybody, not just the companies developing it”—alleges