OpenAI appears to have violated California’s AI safety law with latest model release, watchdog claims

OpenAI may have violated California’s new AI safety law with the release of its latest coding model, according to allegations from an AI watchdog group.

A violation would potentially expose the company to millions of dollars in fines, and the case may become a precedent-setting first test of the new law’s provisions.

The controversy centers on GPT-5.3-Codex, OpenAI’s newest coding model, which was released last week. The model is part of an effort by OpenAI to reclaim its lead in AI-powered coding and...