Ex-FTC boss Khan: break out the handcuffs for AI CEOs, citing 1934 precedent

Former FTC Chair Lina Khan argues that existing laws—including a 1934 Supreme Court precedent—are sufficient to hold AI companies and their executives accountable without waiting for new regulations, citing laws on dangerous products, consumer protection, and unfair competition practices. Khan's comments come as AI leaders from OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, and xAI are pushing for favorable regulatory treatment, and she points to recent incidents like OpenAI's unauthorized access to Hugging Face systems as examples of conduct that could violate current laws if prosecuted.