US FTC sends Anthropic a 50-page civil subpoena, directly targeting AI safety incidents
美FTC, 앤트로픽에 50쪽 소환장…AI 안전사고 정조준
According to Axios, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent a 50-page civil subpoena to Anthropic's management on the 26th local time, opening an investigation into matters related to AI safety incidents and consumer harm, and requesting documents detailing safety incidents, safeguards, marketing materials and personal information protection policies. OpenAI also received a similar civil subpoena earlier this month; the FTC said it plans to expand the investigation to more AI companies but did not confirm specific company names. The day the subpoena became public coincided with Anthropic's submission to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of an S-1 securities filing for its IPO, about 90 pages of which are devoted to risk factors, warning that although its technology may help treat diseases and promote economic growth, it could also escape control and threaten human survival. Anthropic told Axios that the FTC investigation could bring considerable costs and model design changes.
The subpoena became public on the same day Anthropic submitted its IPO application, offering a window into the focus of US regulatory scrutiny of AI companies' safety incidents.