US SEC investigating if OpenAI investors were misled, WSJ reports

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/file photo

(Reuters) - The Securities and Exchange Commission is scrutinizing internal communications by OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman as part of an investigation into whether the company's investors were misled, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

(Reporting by Utkarsh Shetti in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza)