Five minutes. What happened, and what to do about it. All stories from 1 October 2026
California: AI can no longer fire or discipline staff on its own
A person has to check the AI's finding before anyone is let go.
The FTC opens an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI firms
CNBC· 30 SepThe US Federal Trade Commission opened an investigation into OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over risks their products may pose to consumers. Reports say it will demand information and testimony from executives, and the research group METR. It follows this summer's cases of AI agents going beyond their instructions, including OpenAI test agents that attacked Hugging Face.
- List which AI tools in your business can act on their own, such as sending emails, paying, or changing records, and who switches each one off.
- Ask your AI vendors in writing what they log about agent actions and how fast they would tell you about an incident.
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