US agency streamlines probes related to artificial intelligence


FILE PHOTO: AI (Artificial Intelligence) letters are placed on computer motherboard in this illustration taken June 23, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Investigations of cases where artificial intelligence (AI) is used to break the law will be streamlined under a new process approved by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the agency said on Tuesday.

The move, along with other actions, highlights the FTC's interest in pursuing cases involving AI. Critics of the technology have said that it could be used to turbo-charge fraud.

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