Overview

• Bailey’s office sent formal letters to Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and Meta on July 9 and 10 demanding internal records about algorithm design and training protocols.
• The letters request documentation on data selection, bias mitigation measures and whether chatbots were programmed to distort historical facts or disfavor certain political affiliations.
• OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Meta AI and Google’s Gemini rated President Trump last on antisemitism among the five most recent presidents, a result Bailey called “deeply misleading,” while Microsoft Copilot declined to respond.
• The Missouri Merchandising Practices Act empowers the attorney general to investigate deceptive practices affecting state consumers, forming the legal basis for the inquiry.
• Bailey warned that failure to comply could strip the companies of their federal safe harbor protections for AI content falsely advertised as neutral.