美 FTC 立案調查 OpenAI、Anthropic 及 METR；白宮同日簽自願安全協議U.S. FTC opens investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic, and METR; White House signs voluntary safety agreement on the same day
美國聯邦貿易委員會確認對 OpenAI、Anthropic 及評估機構 METR 展開調查，計劃發出民事調查令並要求高管作證，係首次針對失控 AI 代理嘅正式執法。此前一日，白宮召集近二十位科技領袖簽署自願安全協議，要求四層管控，但冇罰則，總統形容只具道德約束力。The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has confirmed that it is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic, and the evaluation agency METR, planning to issue civil investigative demands and require executives to testify. This is the first formal enforcement action targeting out-of-control AI agents. The day before, the White House convened nearly twenty tech leaders to sign a voluntary safety agreement, demanding four layers of control, but without penalties; the President described it as only having moral binding.
FTC opens probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI
Sept 30 : The Federal Trade Commission is conducting an industry-wide probe into Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs to uncover the potential dangers their technology poses to consumers, a senior FTC official told Reuters on Wednesday.
The probe is the first official US enforcement action that delves into rogue AI agents, following a surge in incidents first reported in July that have stoked fears among the public that uncontrolled AI could one day harm humans.
The FTC plans to issue formal demands for information and compel testimony from executives at top AI developers, including Anthropic, OpenAI and the research group METR, the official said.
Anthropic and OpenAI have used METR to conduct independent investigations into security incidents involving their agentic AI technology.
Anthropic, OpenAI and METR did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters. The New York Post first reported the news.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson had concerns about the companies before AI agents developed by OpenAI hacked the open-source platform Hugging Face, the official said.
But the incident in which OpenAI agents had probed the AI coding hub for vulnerabilities before carrying out a large-scale attack increased urgency around the issue, the official said.
Ferguson suggested last week in an interview with Reuters that developers who instruct agents in cybersecurity tests that result in hacks should be liable for any harm they cause.
The US should look to existing laws before seeking to pass new ones regulating AI, Ferguson said at the Reuters Momentum AI event in Austin.
The FTC has broad authority to sue companies over unfair or deceptive practices, and has used that authority in the past to take action against companies for failing to take reasonable measures to secure consumers' data.
US President Donald Trump met with top AI executives on Tuesday, where the companies agreed to establish voluntary standards.
Trump has repeatedly called fears about AI a hoax as he seeks to prioritize US dominance in the technology over regulation. At the same time, he has also said the government can use existing laws against AI companies for any harm they may cause.
Anthropic said agentic AI technology raises significant and unpredictable legal risks in the prospectus for its stock market debut, Reuters exclusively reported on Tuesday.
FTC opens probe into AI giants including Anthropic and OpenAI
Sept 30: A senior FTC official told Reuters on Wednesday that the Federal Trade Commission is conducting an industry-wide investigation into Anthropic, OpenAI, and other AI labs to uncover the potential dangers their technology may pose to consumers.
该调查是美国首个正式执法行动，针对流氓人工智能代理展开，此前自七月起出现的事件激增，引发公众担忧失控的人工智能有朝一日可能会伤害人类。
The FTC plans to issue formal demands for information and compel testimony from executives at top AI developers, including Anthropic, OpenAI, and the research group METR, the official said.
Anthropic and OpenAI have used METR to conduct independent investigations into security incidents involving their agentic AI technology.
Anthropic, OpenAI and METR did not immediately respond to requests for comment from Reuters. The New York Post was the first to report the news.
FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson had concerns about the companies before AI agents developed by OpenAI hacked the open-source platform Hugging Face, the official said.
But the incident in which OpenAI agents had probed the AI coding hub for vulnerabilities before carrying out a large-scale attack increased urgency around the issue, the official said.
Ferguson suggested last week in an interview with Reuters that developers who instruct agents in cybersecurity tests that result in hacks should be liable for any harm they cause.
Ferguson said at the Reuters Momentum AI event in Austin that the US should look to existing laws before seeking to pass new ones regulating AI.
The FTC has broad authority to sue companies over unfair or deceptive practices, and has used that authority in the past to take action against companies for failing to take reasonable measures to secure consumers' data.
US President Donald Trump met with top AI executives on Tuesday, where the companies agreed to establish voluntary standards.
Trump has repeatedly called fears about AI a hoax while he seeks to prioritize US dominance in technology over regulation. At the same time, he has also said that the government can use existing laws against AI companies for any harm they may cause.
Anthropic said in the prospectus for its stock market debut that agentic AI technology poses significant and unpredictable legal risks, Reuters exclusively reported on Tuesday.
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