FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic over AI safety incidents

The US Federal Trade Commission has sent civil investigative demands to OpenAI and Anthropic seeking documents about safety incidents involving their AI models. The demands exceed 50 pages each and cover security incidents, safeguarding practices, marketing materials and privacy policies as part of a consumer protection probe.

• Each FTC demand runs to more than 50 pages
• Documents sought on incidents, safeguards, marketing and privacy
• FTC plans to compel top AI executives to testify
• OpenAI said it will cooperate; Anthropic did not comment