{"slug": "federal-trade-commission-chairman-sees-ai-antitrust-risks-upstream", "title": "Federal Trade Commission Chairman Sees AI Antitrust Risks Upstream", "summary": "FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said the biggest competitive risks in artificial intelligence lie not among AI models but in the upstream inputs—chips, power, and construction—needed to build them, while noting that competition among large language model developers is 'pretty ferocious.' Speaking at a fireside chat with CNBC on August 19, 2026, Ferguson highlighted antitrust concerns in the AI supply chain.", "body_md": "[AI](https://broadbandbreakfast.com/tag/ai/)\n\n# Federal Trade Commission Chairman Sees AI Antitrust Risks Upstream\n\nFTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson calls competition among large language model developers ‘pretty ferocious.’\n\nFTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson calls competition among large language model developers ‘pretty ferocious.’\n\nAugust 19, 2026 – FTC Chairman **Andrew Ferguson** sees the biggest competitive risks in artificial intelligence not among AI models, but in the chips, power and construction needed to build them.\n\nSpeaking during [ a fireside chat](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Pu8oxMrYKk&ref=broadbandbreakfast.com) with CNBC’s news anchor and business journalist\n\nReport advocates modernization as FCC considers retrenchment across major programs\n\nThe state was involved in a companion case, and feared it would lose the ability to sue again if the suit were dropped\n\nNTIA is planning to take applications on reinstated broadband adoption funding in December\n\n“Until it is proven to me that [LEOs] have the capacity and the latency able to serve in our artificial intelligence economy, then I’m not convinced that that is in fact the answer,” Gomez said.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/federal-trade-commission-chairman-sees-ai-antitrust-risks-upstream", "canonical_source": "https://broadbandbreakfast.com/federal-trade-commission-chairman-sees-ai-antitrust-risks-upstream/", "published_at": "2026-08-19 20:53:36+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-19 21:14:42.179054+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-infrastructure", "ai-chips"], "entities": ["Federal Trade Commission", "Andrew Ferguson", "CNBC"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/federal-trade-commission-chairman-sees-ai-antitrust-risks-upstream", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/federal-trade-commission-chairman-sees-ai-antitrust-risks-upstream.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/federal-trade-commission-chairman-sees-ai-antitrust-risks-upstream.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/federal-trade-commission-chairman-sees-ai-antitrust-risks-upstream.jsonld"}}