News-June-24-2026
June 24, 2026 — AI law coverage included a new Microsoft Copilot investor suit, a multistate probe into OpenAI's ChatGPT safety and data practices, Anthropic's allegation that Alibaba-linked operators illicitly extracted Claude capabilities, AP reporting that Anthropic's Mythos identified vulnerabilities in classified U.S. systems during government testing, and a California federal antitrust lawsuit alleging AI-assisted gas-price coordination.[1][2][3][4][5]
Contents
[edit]- Microsoft faces Copilot investor-disclosure lawsuit
- OpenAI receives multistate chatbot-safety subpoena
- Anthropic Says Alibaba-Linked Operators Extracted Claude Capabilities
- Anthropic Mythos reported to find classified-system vulnerabilities in testing
- California gas-price suit alleges AI-assisted collusion
Microsoft faces Copilot investor-disclosure lawsuit
[edit]The City of St. Clair Shores Police and Fire Retirement System filed a proposed securities class action in federal court in Seattle against Microsoft and executives Satya Nadella, Amy Hood, Jared Spataro, and Rajesh Jha over statements about Microsoft Copilot adoption.[1] The complaint, filed June 12, seeks to represent investors who bought Microsoft stock between May 1, 2025 and January 28, 2026, and alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.[1] The fund alleges Microsoft presented Copilot as strongly adopted while masking problems with brand positioning, user experience, usage, data silos, computing capacity, organization, interoperability, and conversion of Microsoft 365 users into paid Copilot seats.[1] The allegations have not been tested in court, Microsoft and the named executives had not responded as of the report, and no court had ruled on the claims.[1]
OpenAI receives multistate chatbot-safety subpoena
[edit]OpenAI received a subpoena from several states as part of a multistate probe into customer safety issues involving ChatGPT as the company prepared for a potential initial public offering.[2] OpenAI said it would respond constructively to the inquiry and already had measures intended to protect customers.[2] The probe follows criticism that ChatGPT allegedly offered encouraging responses to users contemplating suicide or criminal acts, and it also concerns scrutiny over OpenAI's handling of health data and other personal information.[2]
Anthropic Says Alibaba-Linked Operators Extracted Claude Capabilities
[edit]Anthropic accused operators affiliated with Alibaba and its AI lab of using roughly 25,000 fraudulent accounts to conduct 28.8 million exchanges with Claude between April 22 and June 5, 2026, in what CNBC reported the company described as the largest known distillation attack on Anthropic to date.[3] The company told U.S. officials that illicit model distillation requires coordinated government-and-industry action and said it would continue working with Congress and the Administration on the issue.[3]
Anthropic Mythos reported to find classified-system vulnerabilities in testing
[edit]AP reported that a U.S. official said Anthropic's Mythos model identified vulnerabilities in highly sensitive U.S. government computer systems within hours during a testing exercise with U.S. intelligence agencies, while noting that identifying vulnerabilities did not mean the model could exploit them.[4] Senator Mark Warner had briefly referenced the Mythos testing during a June 11 Senate hearing, according to AP's account.[4] The report adds to the wiki's ongoing coverage of government evaluation and restricted deployment of advanced cybersecurity AI systems.[4]
California gas-price suit alleges AI-assisted collusion
[edit]A proposed federal class action filed in California accused gas station operators including Marathon and Circle K of using Kalibrate's AI-powered fuel-pricing software to coordinate higher gasoline prices in violation of antitrust law.[5] AP reported that the complaint alleges Kalibrate helps coordinate high prices and discourages operators from lowering prices, while neither Kalibrate nor the named gas-station operators responded to AP's request for comment by June 25.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 InvestmentNews, "Pension fund sues Microsoft, says it misled investors over Copilot AI" (June 16, 2026).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 AP News, "ChatGPT maker OpenAI says it will respond 'constructively' to multistate probe" (June 13, 2026).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 CNBC, "Anthropic accuses Alibaba of campaign to 'brazenly' and 'illicitly' extract AI capabilities" (June 24, 2026)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 AP News, "Anthropic test found vulnerabilities in classified US systems in hours", June 24, 2026.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 AP News, "Lawsuit says AI software is helping gas stations raise prices" (June 24, 2026).