FTC opens probe into OpenAI, Anthropic and eval firm METR, may compel exec testimony
ns123abc · x · 2026-10-01
- The FTC has reportedly confirmed an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic, and EA-linked evaluator METR.
- Chairman Ferguson opened the probe before the Hugging Face hack, warning against AI labs stirring panic in DC to build a regulatory moat.
- The agency is drafting Civil Investigative Demands that could force executives to testify under oath about the dangers they have been claiming.
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