EFF Joins Call for FTC to Drop Its Disastrous AI Policy Proposal
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has joined a coalition calling on the Federal Trade Commission to withdraw an AI policy proposal the groups consider harmful. The specific proposal and its provisions are disputed, with critics arguing it would damage consumer protections or civil liberties rather than strengthen them.
Why this matters: The FTC is one of the few agencies with real teeth when it comes to holding tech companies accountable for how they build and deploy AI. If a proposal meant to govern that space is flawed enough that privacy advocates like EFF are asking for it to be scrapped entirely, that is worth paying attention to. Bad AI policy does not just fail to protect people. It can actively make things worse by locking in weak rules or giving companies cover they do not deserve. Getting this right matters more than getting it done fast.
Who should care: AI governance · Lawyers · Administrators · General readers · Policy
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