{
  "id": 11232667,
  "title": "The FTC has a plan for regulating AI—without creating new rules for AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/the-ftc-has-a-plan-for-regulating-ai-without-creating-new-rules-for-ai",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-01T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91616194/the-ftc-has-a-plan-for-regulating-ai-without-writing-ai-rules"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating AI companies OpenAI and Anthropic over potential risks their products may pose to consumers, according to The Wall Street Journal. The probe follows the signing of a voluntary AI safety accord by leaders of major AI firms, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta, at a White House event. The FTC has not yet issued any formal demands but plans to seek company documents, executive testimony, and information from METR, an outside evaluator involved in investigating an OpenAI hacking incident. The investigation reveals that the Trump administration may regulate AI without introducing comprehensive new rules, relying on existing laws against unfair or deceptive practices. The FTC chairman, Andrew Ferguson, argues that these laws can address many AI-related issues, and he has rejected the idea of treating AI agents as independent actors for liability purposes. Additionally, independent AI auditors are being considered as a solution to ensure the safety of frontier models, but the field faces challenges such as a lack of standard credentials, testing rules, and potential conflicts of interest among evaluators.",
  "summary": "Welcome to AI Decoded , Fast Company ’s weekly newsletter that breaks down the most important news in the world of AI. You can sign up to receive this newsletter every week via email here . The FTC is coming for OpenAI and Anthropic over AI safety claims On Tuesday, some of the biggest companies in AI went to the White House and agreed to police themselves. The next day, they got a reminder that…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}