NEW YORK, Oct. 15 -- The Trump administration says it does not want new rules for artificial intelligence. On Wednesday a federal agency asked the two best-known AI developers for their documents anyway.

The Federal Trade Commission has subpoenaed Anthropic and OpenAI over possible consumer protection violations, an agency spokesperson confirmed, according to CBS News. A person familiar with the matter told CBS the commission sent civil investigative demands on Wednesday for records on safety incidents, privacy policies and safeguards. The agency declined further comment.

The step comes two weeks after the commission disclosed the probe, and it lands on a White House that has spent the autumn arguing the industry can police itself. Pres...