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- FTC senior officials announced an industry-wide investigation of Anthropic, OpenAI and other AI labs.
- The probe is the first U.S. enforcement action targeting uncontrolled AI agents.
- Investigators will assess consumer risks from AI agents operating without adequate human oversight.
- The investigation follows incidents since July 2026 that raised public-safety concerns.
- The day before, tech executives signed the White House Superintelligence Accord pledging stronger safety controls for frontier AI models.