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FTC sends civil investigative demands to OpenAI and Anthropic over AI safety incidents

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Source: The Next WebAlso reported by Engadget, Axios, The Next Web (probe confirmed, 30 Sep)

The US Federal Trade Commission sent civil investigative demands to OpenAI and Anthropic on 14 October 2026 seeking documents on security incidents and safeguards involving their models, marketing materials and privacy policies, Axios reported; an FTC spokesperson confirmed the demands to CBS News. Axios’s source said each runs to more than 50 pages and that the FTC planned to seek testimony from top executives and send demands to third-party AI organisations later. The agency had confirmed at the end of September that it was investigating leading AI labs under the FTC Act. On 26 October Axios reported that the FTC had demanded testimony from Anthropic executives. OpenAI said it would engage constructively with the FTC.

Why it matters

The FTC can now compel documents and testimony from the two leading US labs over their models’ safety incidents.

When
14 Oct 2026
ID
WTA-N-2026-0507
Who
Federal Trade Commission, OpenAI, Anthropic
Authority
Federal Trade Commission
Target
OpenAI; Anthropic
Action
civil investigative demands
Status
open · Enforcement ledger

Summary written with AI by wheresthe.ai, from The Next Web and the reporting credited above. We could not open the primary document, so it is marked Reported. Checked against the source on 29 Oct 2026.

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WTA-N-2026-0507: “FTC sends civil investigative demands to OpenAI and Anthropic over AI safety incidents.” wheresthe.ai, 14 Oct 2026. https://wheresthe.ai/d/us-ftc-sends-civil-investigative-demands-to-openai-and-anthropic-2026-10/ (source: The Next Web).

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