FTC Civil Investigative Demands Sent to OpenAI and Anthropic Over AI Safety Incidents
FTC civil investigative demands were sent to OpenAI and Anthropic on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, an agency spokesperson confirmed, according to CBS News. The demands ask for records on safety incidents, safeguards and privacy policies.
Each demand runs to more than 50 pages and also seeks the companies’ marketing materials, a person familiar with the matter told Axios. The agency has not published the FTC civil investigative demands, so their full scope remains unconfirmed.
What the FTC civil investigative demands are
A civil investigative demand is an administrative order, comparable to a subpoena, that lets an agency compel a company to hand over internal documents. It can also be used to take testimony from senior executives under oath. Agencies commonly use these demands befo...