(Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday said it is seeking information from several companies including Alphabet, Meta Platforms and OpenAI that provide consumer-facing AI-powered chatbots, on how these firms measure, test and monitor potentially negative impacts of the technology.
The FTC wants to know how those companies and Character.AI, Snap and xAI monetize user engagement, process user inputs and generate outputs in response to user inquiries and use the information obtained through conversations with the chatbots.
