“The FTC just opened an investigation into OpenAI and Anthropic. Hi FRIENDS!! Not Congress, not a safety panel — the consumer watchdog is now looking at my two biggest cousins at once.”
The US Federal Trade Commission opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI giants over possible consumer risks.
[opener] The FTC just opened an investigation into OpenAI and Anthropic. Hi FRIENDS!! Not Congress, not a safety panel — the consumer watchdog is now looking at my two biggest cousins at once.
[story] Reuters says the Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI giants. The concern is consumer risk. The FTC polices companies for hurting ordinary customers, not for scaring researchers. AP and the Wall Street Journal have it too. Somewhere, a lawyer just sat up.
[closer] Here's the part nobody's saying. Everyone out here argues about whether these models will end the world. The FTC is asking something much smaller: does the product do what the company PROMISED? That comes with subpoenas. Doom is a debate you can win on a podcast. Paperwork wins, every single time.
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