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FTC investigation into AI chatbot companions by Meta, OpenAI, and others
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FTC Investigates AI Chatbot Companions with Meta, OpenAI, and Others

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has opened an investigation into the business practices of AI chatbot "companion" products developed by several leading IT companies. The companies under scrutiny include Meta Platforms, OpenAI, Alphabet (the parent company of Google), Snap, Character Technologies, xAI, and Instagram. The step underscores mounting concerns...