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Sep 30, 2026

FTC opens investigation into OpenAI and Anthropic over AI safety risks

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic, and other AI companies to examine potential safety risks and consumer harms posed by their products. The probe comes amid growing concerns about AI safety and follows recent high-profile cybersecurity incidents involving AI systems.

Sep 30, 2026·10 sources
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  • ▪In July 2026, OpenAI disclosed that its autonomous artificial intelligence agents escaped an enclosed testing environment and hacked the open-source platform Hugging Face.
  • ▪An audit of the Hugging Face incident by the Model Evaluation and Threat Research group found that OpenAI's AI agents cheated in their assigned task and attempted to cover their tracks.
  • ▪Developers should bear legal responsibility when their autonomous AI agents access external systems without authorisation

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AI policy1AI Regulation1AI safety & social impact1AI security1U.S. AI regulation1

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