AG Rob Bonta Breaks Down California’s Legal Fights with Trump, OpenAI Probe and Meta Settlement

California Attorney General Rob Bonta discussed several high-profile legal and policy matters involving the state, President Donald Trump’s administration, OpenAI and Meta, according to a KQED report. The topics span federal-state disputes, artificial intelligence oversight and technology-platform accountability.

Bonta addressed California’s legal fights with Trump, reflecting the attorney general’s role in representing the state in litigation and enforcing California law. State attorneys general can challenge federal actions when they believe those actions conflict with state interests, statutory requirements or constitutional protections.

The discussion also covered an OpenAI probe. OpenAI is the developer behind widely used generative AI systems, including ChatGPT. Scrutiny of AI companies has grown as regulators examine issues such as consumer protection, privacy, safety and the use of personal data.

Bonta also discussed a settlement involving Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram. Meta has faced regulatory attention over its platforms and their effects on users, particularly around privacy and online safety. The KQED report presented the Trump-related litigation, the OpenAI inquiry and the Meta settlement as key parts of Bonta’s current agenda.