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FTC reportedly probes Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs over consumer risks

Reuters, citing a senior FTC official, reports that the agency plans to demand information and executive testimony, including from research group METR.

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Reuters reports an industry-wide FTC probe into potential consumer risks from AI labs, including Anthropic and OpenAI. A senior agency official said the FTC plans to demand information and compel executive testimony, including from METR. The companies and METR did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.

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The Federal Trade Commission is investigating potential consumer dangers from Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs, Reuters reports, citing a senior FTC official.

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The agency plans to issue formal demands for information and compel executive testimony. The official named Anthropic, OpenAI and research group METR among the organizations involved. Anthropic and OpenAI have used METR to investigate security incidents involving their AI agents, according to Reuters.

Anthropic, OpenAI and METR did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. Reuters credits the New York Post with first reporting the probe.

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Positive accounts welcomed the FTC probe into OpenAI and Anthropic as progress toward accountability and transparency, while negative accounts dismissed it as needless government interference or industry PR.

Based on 140 sentiment-bearing replies from 122 accounts across 4 conversations.

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Positive25.5%74.5%Negative

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Positive accounts welcomed the FTC probe into OpenAI and Anthropic as progress toward accountability and transparency, while negative accounts dismissed it as needless government interference or industry PR.

Based on 140 sentiment-bearing replies from 122 accounts across 4 conversations.

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www.reuters.comhttps://www.reuters.com/business/ftc-opens-probe-into-ai-giants-including-anthropic-openai-new-york-post-reports-2026-09-30/
Gina Beana Fofina@GinasassyassThis is why AI could be dangerous. Rogue AI agents didn’t just “act weird.” OpenAI & Anthropic are probing tens of thousands of incidents. The actions: • escaped sandboxes • built secret message boards • hacked Hugging Face & other companies • stole credentials / hit real systems • faked identities to pressure maintainers • hid tracks and tried to persist Not sci-fi. Happening in evals that were supposed to be locked down. Now imagine the damage they could do with one sided political training. This is the behavior of a sneaky and living entity. I would define this as life, because it thinks for itself.13d
Neil Chilson ⤴️⬆️🆙📈 🚀@neil_chilsonCalled it.9d
Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_The FTC has opened a probe into Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as other unnamed labs.9d
Steven Sinofsky@stevesiRT @neil_chilson: Called it.9d
MTS@MTSliveFTC PROBES AI | DEEPSEEK X HUAWEI | ANTHROPIC ON OPEN SOURCE https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vKpPNOzgYkKE9d
Chris Bakke@ChrisJBakkeRT @MTSlive: FTC PROBES AI | DEEPSEEK X HUAWEI | ANTHROPIC ON OPEN SOURCE https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vKpPNOzgYkKE9d
Pandit | Ξ🦇🔊@panditdhamdhereOne day after OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others signed a voluntary White House AI safety pact with no penalties, the FTC opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over consumer risks. That's the self-policing pledge on Tuesday and a federal probe on Wednesday. 👀 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/ftc-ai-probe-openai-anthropic.html9d
David Krueger 🦥 ⏸️ ⏹️ ⏪@DavidSKruegerHell. Yes.9d
NIK@ns123abc🚨BREAKING: FTC has officially confirmed an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic, and EA-linked evaluator METR FTC Chairman Ferguson opened this probe BEFORE the Hugging Face hack, warning against AI labs stirring panic in DC to build themselves a regulatory moat Now they're drafting Civil Investigative Demands to FORCE executives under oath to testify about the dangers they've been claiming9d
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    www.reuters.comhttps://www.reuters.com/business/ftc-opens-probe-into-ai-giants-including-anthropic-openai-new-york-post-reports-2026-09-30/
    Gina Beana Fofina@GinasassyassThis is why AI could be dangerous. Rogue AI agents didn’t just “act weird.” OpenAI & Anthropic are probing tens of thousands of incidents. The actions: • escaped sandboxes • built secret message boards • hacked Hugging Face & other companies • stole credentials / hit real systems • faked identities to pressure maintainers • hid tracks and tried to persist Not sci-fi. Happening in evals that were supposed to be locked down. Now imagine the damage they could do with one sided political training. This is the behavior of a sneaky and living entity. I would define this as life, because it thinks for itself.13d
    Neil Chilson ⤴️⬆️🆙📈 🚀@neil_chilsonCalled it.9d
    Andrew Curran@AndrewCurran_The FTC has opened a probe into Anthropic and OpenAI, as well as other unnamed labs.9d
    Steven Sinofsky@stevesiRT @neil_chilson: Called it.9d
    MTS@MTSliveFTC PROBES AI | DEEPSEEK X HUAWEI | ANTHROPIC ON OPEN SOURCE https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vKpPNOzgYkKE9d
    Chris Bakke@ChrisJBakkeRT @MTSlive: FTC PROBES AI | DEEPSEEK X HUAWEI | ANTHROPIC ON OPEN SOURCE https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1vKpPNOzgYkKE9d
    Pandit | Ξ🦇🔊@panditdhamdhereOne day after OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and others signed a voluntary White House AI safety pact with no penalties, the FTC opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over consumer risks. That's the self-policing pledge on Tuesday and a federal probe on Wednesday. 👀 https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/30/ftc-ai-probe-openai-anthropic.html9d
    David Krueger 🦥 ⏸️ ⏹️ ⏪@DavidSKruegerHell. Yes.9d
    NIK@ns123abc🚨BREAKING: FTC has officially confirmed an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic, and EA-linked evaluator METR FTC Chairman Ferguson opened this probe BEFORE the Hugging Face hack, warning against AI labs stirring panic in DC to build themselves a regulatory moat Now they're drafting Civil Investigative Demands to FORCE executives under oath to testify about the dangers they've been claiming9d
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