FTC Launches Investigation into Anthropic and OpenAI

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has, according to Ars Technica, opened an investigation into Anthropic and OpenAI. The regulator is examining whether security-related incidents at these artificial intelligence developers have caused harm to Americans.

As noted, the FTC could, depending on the outcome of its inquiry, impose fines on the companies — comparable to those levied against firms that are slow to report data breaches.

The matter has drawn attention because President Donald Trump had earlier brushed aside concerns surrounding AI, calling them a “hoax.” Against this backdrop, the regulator's actions look like a separate line of its own, one that does not align with the administration's rhetoric.

Further details — impartial assessments of the scale of the incidents, specific allegations, or the amounts of possible fines — are not provided in the available material.

Source: Ars Technica