The Federal Trade Commission has sent civil subpoenas to OpenAI and Anthropic seeking documents about safety incidents and safeguarding practices, Axios reported on October 15. A person familiar told Axios the demands run more than 50 pages each and also ask for marketing materials and privacy policies, and the FTC plans to compel top AI executives to testify. Demands to other AI organizations are expected later.
CNBC confirmed on September 30 that the FTC opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over potential dangers from their products. An OpenAI spokesperson said, "We will engage constructively with the FTC." We found no Anthropic response in the coverage we reviewed.
Source: Axios