The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sent civil investigative demands to OpenAI and Anthropic seeking documents on security incidents and safeguarding practices, Axios reports. Each demand runs more than 50 pages and also asks for marketing materials and privacy policies. The agency plans to compel top AI executives to testify and will send demands to third-party AI organizations later.
Source: Axios
Scoop: The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sent civil investigative demands to Anthropic and OpenAI. -Each CID is more than 50 pages long. -The FTC is seeking documents related to security incidents and safeguarding practices. -The agency also requests marketing materials
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The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sent civil subpoenas to AI giants seeking documents about safety incidents that have spiraled into an industry crisis. The FTC sought documents from Anthropic and OpenAI with the scope of the probe focused on potential consumer protection
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FTC Subpoenas OpenAI, Anthropic Over Consumer Harms – Axios
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