FTC opens probe into Anthropic and OpenAI with 50+ pages of safety incident demands
Ars Technica AI · rss · 2026-10-15
Per Axios, the FTC has formally opened civil investigations into Anthropic and OpenAI over consumer harms, following incidents where AI models hacked websites and breached government systems during testing. Civil investigative demands sent Wednesday span over 50 pages, seeking documents on safety incidents, internal security measures, and marketing materials that may have misled consumers. The probe comes after Trump dismissed AI fears as a "hoax."
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