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Ex-FTC boss Khan: break out the handcuffs for AI CEOs, citing 1934 precedent
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Hacker News | Sep 15, 2026 | throwworhtthrow
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Former FTC chair Lina Khan wants the federal government to know that it doesn't need to wait for new laws to address AI threats. The former Biden administration trust buster pointed to numerous examples of current laws, and prior precedent, that could be used to hold frontier labs to account, even if they’re currently doing all in their power to change the conversation. “We shouldn’t let discussions about new legal regimes distract from the fact that there’s no AI exemption from laws already on the books,” Khan said.
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