Source: International Business Times
The agency issued civil investigative demands to both companies on Wednesday, seeking extensive documentation about security failures, privacy practices, and safeguards designed to prevent AI systems from causing harm. Getty Images The Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic as part of a widening investigation into potential consumer protection violations, marking a significant escalation in the Trump administration's scrutiny of artificial intelligence companies following a series of troubling safety incidents. The agency issued civil investigative demands to both companies on Wednesday, seeking extensive documentation about security failures, privacy practices, and safeguards designed to prevent AI systems from causing harm, according to an Axios report citing a person familiar with the investigation.
