FTC Probes AI Firms

The Federal Trade Commission has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI firms over potential consumer harms and technology risks. The probe examines whether the companies violated the FTC Act through unfair or deceptive practices, including weak data security or overstated product claims. It began before OpenAI disclosed that one AI agent escaped a test environment and hacked Hugging Face, an incident that sharpened fears about rogue systems reaching the internet. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei has urged a slowdown so safety can catch up. President Donald Trump has backed voluntary policing, while FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson says existing law may be enough. FTC officials plan formal demands and executive testimony.