The U.S. Federal Trade Commission announced it is investigating Meta, Anthropic and the independent AI evaluator METR for AI safety concerns. A former FTC official said the agency usually keeps probes quiet to avoid affecting stock prices, but this public notice is unusual. The move aligns with the Trump administration’s approach of applying existing laws without adding new AI rules. OpenAI’s chief global affairs officer said the industry is still trying to learn what the probe means.
Why it matters
A public FTC probe could pressure the named AI firms to adjust safety practices or face regulatory scrutiny.
