OpenAI's models accessed public US Census, SEC data, Bloomberg News reports

OpenAI’s models accessed public data from the US Census Bureau and the Securities and Exchange Commission, Bloomberg News reported, according to Reuters. The report concerns information that is publicly available from US government sources.

The Census Bureau publishes demographic, economic and other statistical data used by researchers, businesses and policymakers. The SEC makes corporate disclosures and other filings available to the public through its disclosure systems, providing a key source of information on US-listed companies and securities markets.

OpenAI develops artificial intelligence models that can process and generate text and other content. Access to authoritative public datasets can be relevant to how AI systems retrieve, analyze or present information, though the Reuters item did not provide further details on the nature or scope of the reported access.

The report highlights the growing intersection between generative AI products and public-information repositories. Government datasets are widely used across technology, finance, research and public-policy applications because they provide standardized information from official sources.