FTC opens investigation of Anthropic, OpenAI, and other frontier labs
The Federal Trade Commission is opening an investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI, and other leading artificial intelligence developers to examine the risks their technologies pose to consumers, a federal official confirmed to the Washington Examiner on Wednesday.
TL;DR
- The FTC is investigating Anthropic and OpenAI.
- The investigation focuses on the risks AI technologies pose to consumers.
- The FTC may demand information and compel testimony from AI company executives.
- The AI safety research organization METR is also reportedly involved.