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# Lina Khan Cites Authority To Charge AI CEOs Under Consumer Law

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**Published:** 2026-09-14T02:47:02.000Z
**Category:** Regulation
**Topics:** regulation, anthropic, openai, google, meta, safety, ftc

## Summary

Federal and state regulators can hold artificial intelligence companies and their executives legally responsible for deploying defective products using statute…

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/lina-khan-cites-authority-to-charge-ai-ceos-under-consumer-law-e00a51ed>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/ai/lina-khan-cites-authority-to-charge-ai-ceos-under-consumer-law-e00a51ed>)
- [Discussion](<https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49706223>)
- [Story source](<https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/09/14/ex-ftc-boss-khan-urges-uncle-sam-to-break-out-the-handcuffs-for-ai-ceos-citing-1934-precedent/5296325>)