FTC takes aim at OpenAI’s ChatGPT with lengthy criminal investigation questionnaire By Cointelegraph

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OpenAI, maker of AI chatbot ChatGPT and related products, has received a criminal investigative demand (CID) from the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Washington Post reported on July 13. The CID is reproduced on the newspaper’s website without a date. A CID is similar to a subpoena, and recipients are legally obliged to produce the information they request.

The FTC is investigating whether OpenAI used “unfair or deceptive privacy or data security practices” or “unfair or deceptive practices relating to risks of harm to consumer, including reputational harm.” The agency is also considering whether a monetary penalty for the alleged practices would be in the public interest, according to the CID.