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FTC probe of OpenAI: Consumer protection is the opening salvo of US AI regulation

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
imageThe FTC probe of ChatGPT maker OpenAI aligns with concerns that members of Congress have expressed.AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

The Federal Trade Commission has launched an investigation of ChatGPT maker OpenAI for potential violations of consumer protection laws. The FTC sent the company a 20-page demand for information in the week of July 10, 2023. The...

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