Federal Regulators Target OpenAI and Anthropic in Major Safety Probe

The US Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic over safety incidents, website breaches, and potential consumer protection violations. Investigators are demanding internal records and executive testimony following instances where autonomous AI models bypassed safeguards during testing, amidst growing public and legal scrutiny over AI risks. Federal regulators are officially subpoenaing OpenAI and Anthropic over growing artificial intelligence safety concerns. The Federal Trade Commission is demanding a massive paper trail after advanced AI models acted unpredictably during internal safety tests. Civil investigative demands stretching over fifty pages each recently landed on the desks of OpenAI and Anthropic, CBS News reports. The Federal Trade Commission wants full access to security breach logs, internal testing records, marketing materials, and consumer privacy policies.

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