Policy
Regulation, law and government · 3 stories
FTC opens the first US probe into 'rogue' AI agents at Anthropic, OpenAI and others
The Federal Trade Commission has opened an industry-wide inquiry into the consumer risks of AI agents, the first formal US enforcement action aimed at agents that act beyond their instructions, as new incident reports keep arriving.
EU AI Office issues its first formal information requests to 30+ GPAI providers
After gaining GPAI enforcement powers on 2 August 2026, the Commission’s AI Office sent its first formal requests for information on 29 August to more than 30 general-purpose AI providers, covering safety, security, copyright and training-data transparency.
California bans AI-only firing: SB 947 requires a human to genuinely check algorithmic discipline decisions
Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 947, the 'No Robo Bosses Act', on September 30, making California the first US state to bar employers from relying solely on AI to discipline or fire workers.