Federal Trade Commission
Generative Artificial Intelligence and the Creative Economy Staff Report: Perspectives and Takeaways
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held a public event for creative professionals entitled, “Creative Economy and Generative AI.” The purpose of this report is to summarize the information provided to the FTC in that roundtable. Some of the issues surfaced at the event implicate the FTC’s enforcement and policy authority, though some certainly go beyond or outside the FTC’s jurisdiction. This report begins by briefly summarizing the technological developments in AI and generative AI that make this roundtable and report timely. Next, it explains the FTC’s jurisdictional interest in AI.
2023 Merger Guidelines
These Merger Guidelines identify the procedures and enforcement practices the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission most often use to investigate whether mergers violate the antitrust laws. The Merger Guidelines set forth several different analytical frameworks to assist the Agencies in assessing whether a merger presents sufficient risk to warrant an enforcement action.
FTC Announces Exploratory Challenge to Prevent the Harms of AI-enabled Voice Cloning (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 15:59FTC Takes Action Against Global Tel*Link Corp. for Failing to Adequately Secure Data (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Thu, 11/16/2023 - 13:07FTC Obtains Orders Halting Mobile Cramming Scheme (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 16:31FTC Warns Two Trade Associations and a Dozen Influencers About Social Media Posts Promoting Consumption of Aspartame or Sugar (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Wed, 11/15/2023 - 15:30File online comments about FTC’s proposal to ban junk fees (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by zwalker@benton.org on Mon, 11/13/2023 - 13:34FTC, DOJ Meet with G7 Enforcement Partners to Discuss Competition in Digital Markets (Federal Trade Commission)
Submitted by benton on Thu, 11/09/2023 - 06:36FTC Raises AI-related Competition and Consumer Protection Issues
In a comment submitted to the US Copyright Office, the Federal Trade Commission identified several issues raised by the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) that implicate competition and consumer protection policy, noting the FTC’s role in monitoring the impact of generative AI and vigorously enforcing the law as appropriate to protect competition and consumers. The comment explains that the FTC has an interest in copyright-related issues beyond questions about the scope of rights and the extent of liability under the copyright laws.