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Andrew Ferguson

FTC Chair

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“Artificial intelligence companies have sometimes described systems as acting beyond human control, but subsequent reviews of audit trails have shown that the systems were carrying out instructions”
Scoop: The FTC demanded documents from AI giants over recent safety incidentsAxios, October 15, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Ferguson's remarks to Reuters in September, as quoted by Ars Technica, arguing that AI tools do not act without instructions.
“authority to take action against companies that fail to disclose data breaches”
Scoop: The FTC demanded documents from AI giants over recent safety incidentsAxios, October 15, 2026. Speaking as: Other. As quoted by the source, not their own text. Ferguson to Reuters, as quoted by Ars Technica, on the FTC's existing powers, which Ferguson says could also apply to AI developers.

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    Scoop: The FTC demanded documents from AI giants over recent safety incidents

    Axios reports, citing a person familiar, that the Federal Trade Commission sent civil investigative demands to Anthropic and OpenAI about recent safety incidents and consumer protection. Ars Technica, relaying the scoop, adds background on FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson's view that firms are liable for what their AI tools do.