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FTC Chair Suspicious of Calls for AI Antitrust Exemptions

15 September 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

15 September 2026

Topic

regulatory

◆ Sectors

AI & ML

◆ Geography

United States

◆ Source

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Fusion42 · 15 September 2026 · Fusion42 review

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson expressed suspicion about AI companies seeking antitrust exemptions while lobbying for additional regulations, highlighting concerns over using regulation to restrict competition in the AI sector.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of AI & ML, and 8 sources have reported it between 15 Sep 2026 and 16 Sep 2026.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You face rising legal scrutiny if your AI company seeks special antitrust exemptions alongside regulation demands. This signals a tightened US enforcement stance where attempts to shield incumbents risk blocking market access.

◆ Coverage

8 sources · first reported 15 Sep 2026 · latest 16 Sep 2026

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AI & MLantitrustregulatory-riskai-safetyus-ftctech-policy