Andrew Ferguson
Chair, Federal Trade Commission · FTC Chair
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“This is an ordinary consumer protection investigation of the type that we do all the time.”
“We don't need a giant raft of new regulations because we have existing guidelines that protect our children, our way of life, our rights and liberties, and our status as consumers in the marketplace”
“We want to make sure that companies are accurately telling consumers what their product does, that the product does what they're telling consumers, and that they aren't exposing consumers to injuries that they can't easily avoid.”
“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”
“authority to take action against companies that fail to disclose data breaches”
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FTC chair on probing Anthropic, OpenAI over recent AI safety incidents
In a four-minute CNBC interview, Federal Trade Commission chair Andrew Ferguson describes the agency's inquiry into Anthropic and OpenAI as an ordinary consumer protection investigation under existing law. Ferguson links it to the administration's aim of winning the AI race with China without new regulation.
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.