"One post, titled "On Open-Weights Foundation Models," was published July 10, 2024. Another, titled "Consumers Are Voicing Concerns About AI," came out in October 2023. A third, authored by Khan's staff, was published on January 3, 2025 with the title "AI and the Risk of Consumer Harm." That post noted the FTC was "taking note of AI's potential for real-world instances of harm - from incentivizing commercial surveillance to enabling fraud and impersonation to perpetuating illegal discrimination.""
"After his inauguration, Trump also installed a new head of the FTC and removed several FTC commissioners, installing leadership that focused less on Khan's aggressive antitrust agenda and more on deregulation for Big Tech. In September, new FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson submitted recommendations for deleting or revising anticompetitive regulations across the entire federal government. The blog posts most recently removed by the FTC, which focused on consumer harm, don't seem to align with the Trump administration's AI Action Plan."
The Federal Trade Commission removed three Lina Khan-era blog posts that addressed open-source AI and consumer risks. The posts included titles published July 10, 2024; October 2023; and January 3, 2025, the latter warning about AI-driven commercial surveillance, fraud, impersonation, and illegal discrimination. Media outlets reached out to the FTC for explanation and Khan declined to comment. The removals follow Trump administration executive orders directing agencies to remove or modify government content and a leadership change at the FTC emphasizing deregulation. The administration's AI plan favors rapid growth and open-source initiatives over safety-focused guardrails.
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