# US FTC subpoenas OpenAI and Anthropic over consumer harms, Axios reports

> Source: <https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/us-ftc-subpoenas-openai-anthropic-091824213.html>
> Published: 2026-10-15 09:18:24+00:00

Oct 15 (Reuters) - The US Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday sent civil subpoenas to AI giants Anthropic and OpenAI seeking documents about safety incidents, with the probe focused on potential consumer protection violations, Axios reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.

Reuters could not immediately verify the report.

(Reporting by Anusha Shah in Bengaluru; editing by Leroy Leo)