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US FTC Expands Probe of OpenAI, Anthropic, Plans Formal Information Demands

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The US Federal Trade Commission is expanding its probe of Anthropic, OpenAI, and other frontier AI labs, according to sources cited by the New York Post. The agency plans to issue formal demands for information as part of the sweeping investigation into product risks.

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  1. Techmeme
    Sources: the US FTC is expanding a sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI, and other frontier AI labs, and plans to issue formal demands to turn over information (New York Post)

    New York Post : Sources: the US FTC is expanding a sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI, and other frontier AI labs, and plans to issue formal demands to turn over information — WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission is ramping up a sweeping probe of Anthropic, OpenAI and other frontier labs to uncover …

  2. Hacker Newsdgellow
    FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over product risksHN

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