The FTC Is Disappearing Blog Posts About AI Published During Lina Khan's Tenure
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- Lina Khan, former FTC chair, advocated for open-source AI at a Y Combinator event in July 2024.
- California's SB 1047 bill, later vetoed, proposed stricter AI regulations, which critics argued would hinder open-source AI development.
- Khan and her staff promoted the term 'open-weight' for AI models with publicly released training weights.
- The Trump administration removed several FTC blog posts, including one on 'open-weight' models and AI consumer risks.
- Former FTC public affairs director Douglas Farrar expressed surprise at the removal of the open-weights blog.
- The Trump administration's AI Action Plan supports open models to maintain US technological dominance.
- Advisers like David Sacks and Sriram Krishnan advocate for open-source AI as a strategic advantage.
- Since Trump's return, the FTC has removed hundreds of Khan-era blogs, including AI-related guidance and enforcement posts.
- An FTC source raised concerns about compliance with federal record-keeping laws due to the deletions.
- Over 200 of Khan's posts remain on the FTC website, including enforcement actions and statements on AI competition.