US FTC Subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic Over Consumer Harms, Axios Reports

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Source published: 15 Oct 2026, 12:48 · TehranSite published: 15 Oct 2026, 13:16 · Tehran

Oct 15 (Reuters) - ⁠The ⁠US ⁠Federal Trade Commission on ‌Wednesday sent ‌civil ⁠subpoenas ⁠to AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI seeking documents about safety ⁠incidents, with ⁠the ⁠probe focused on potential consumer protection ⁠violations, Axios ⁠reported, citing a person familiar ⁠with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

(Reporting ⁠by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; editing by Leroy Leo)