US FTC shouldn’t be lead AI enforcer, Chairman Ferguson says
By Madeline Hughes ( April 15, 2026, 21:47 GMT | Insight) -- US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson called for a federal privacy law for the FTC to enforce, but the agency shouldn't "become the general all-purpose AI regulator,” he told a Senate committee Wednesday.US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew Ferguson called for a federal privacy law for the FTC to enforce, but the agency shouldn't "become the general all-purpose AI regulator,” he told a Senate committee Wednesday....
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