FTC Chairman Ferguson Pushes Back on Sweeping AI Rules, Citing Incumbent Capture
kevinnbass · x · 2026-09-22
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson rejected calls for sweeping new AI regulations, arguing: "We should not allow these two firms to come to Washington, whip everyone into a panic, and then say, 'We need a whole bunch of regulations that we can comply with.'"
The remarks frame the AI regulatory debate around fears that heavy-handed rules would entrench frontier labs as regulatory moats rather than improve safety.
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