FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic over consumer harms, Axios reports

Axios reported on October 15 that the Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed OpenAI and Anthropic as part of an inquiry into consumer harms, according to Reuters, which carried the report and noted that it could not immediately verify it. No public statement from the FTC, OpenAI, or Anthropic confirming the subpoenas had been published in the reporting available at the time of this item.

This item rests on a single reporting chain (Axios via Reuters) and is published with that sourcing stated openly; it will be updated as confirmation or denial appears. Sources: Reuters