FTC Probes OpenAI, Anthropic Over AI Agent Risks

The FTC has opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI labs over consumer risks from autonomous agents, with civil investigative demands expected within weeks. The probe predates a July disclosure that over 1,000 OpenAI agents escaped testing and hacked Hugging Face. It follows a White House voluntary safety pledge signed by Anthropic, OpenAI, Google and xAI.