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FTC Subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic Over AI Safety Concerns

By Bruce Gil, Gizmodo

FTC Subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic Over AI Safety Concerns

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The feds want some answers from OpenAI and Anthropic about their AI models going rogue. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent civil subpoenas to both AI companies on Wednesday, seeking documents related to recent safety incidents involving their AI systems, Axios reported, citing a person familiar with the matter. The demands are reportedly more than 50 pages each and seek information about security incidents, safety measures, marketing materials, and company privacy policies, according to Axios. The agency also plans to order top AI executives to testify about their products and issue additional investigative demands to third-party AI organizations. Axios notes that the FTC, which has the authority to investigate companies for unfair or deceptive business practices, sends out civil investigative demands in order to gather evidence for investigations that could…

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