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FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over product risks

210 points · 160 comments · dgellow

jfasi · 1790860571 · focus · HN ↗
My prediction: nothing will come of this, and these investigations will either be concluded favorably or dropped no less than six months after the midterms.
There's only one voice that matters in this administration, and he has already made it quite clear that he both does not consider AI to be an issue, and he is more than happy to trample over his agencies to enforce his opinion.
1. thatsabadlook · 1790876314 · focus · HN ↗
  Ffs one of the CEOs of one of the companies is about to be in charge of a us military task force lol. The ftc investigating military leadership over safety concerns... Bet... Definitely going to yield results that benefit the public. Lol. Doesn't get more textbook oligarchy than that.
  1. Arodex · 1790879408 · focus · HN ↗
    And that one is already a clear security concern for years, getting direct calls from Putin:
    <a href="https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/12/elon-musk-trump-putin-security-risk-starlink-spacex-dhs-justice-department/" rel="nofollow">https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/12/elon-musk-trump-putin-s...
    <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opinion/elon-musk-china-classified-secrets-national-security-russia-doge.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/opinion/elon-musk-china-c...

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