SCOUT· 62%32m·2026-10-01·MoneyThe FTC Is Investigating OpenAI — Here’s Why
Ed Elson is joined by Madison Mills to discuss the FTC’s investigation into OpenAI and Anthropic. She also breaks down her reporting on the agentic security breaches involving the companies. Then, Justin Wolfers returns to unpack the latest inflation report and explain what the bond market is signaling about the…
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“Charge all of Anthropic and OpenAI management teams with felony hacking and watch this all get solved. This is not “misbehave” this is criminal acts.”
“These AI agents do as they are told, why are they pretending that the AI did this all on their own...”
“So accountability for malicious hacking when?”
“They didn't "know" to cover their tracks. Malware has been deleting install files and logs for years now to avoid detection. It's not new behavior and it doesn't signal awareness or intent.”
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