The FTC approved a final order against Workado, LLC, a company that markets artificial intelligence (AI) content detection products, over claims that it misrepresented the accuracy and efficacy of its technology. In the complaint, the FTC alleged that the AI model powering Workado’s AI Content Detector was trained primarily on academic content, contrary to the…

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Utah AG Derek Brown and the Utah Division of Consumer Protection jointly sued Snap, Inc., the parent company of Snapchat, facilitating child sexual exploitation and sextortion through its design features and recommendation algorithms, allegedly violating state consumer protection and privacy laws. The complaint accuses Snap of using deceptive and unconscionable design features aimed at minors,…

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A group of seven Democratic AGs, through the Consortium of Privacy Regulators, sent a letter to U.S. Senate leadership opposing a federal ban against state-level regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In the letter, the AGs argue that an amendment to the federal budget reconciliation bill—which would impose a 10-year prohibition on states from enforcing state…

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Pennsylvania AG Dave Sunday settled with property management company Home365, LLC to resolve allegations that its use of an artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted platform resulted in failures to timely address tenants’ maintenance needs in violation of state consumer protection laws. According to the settlement, Home365’s AI-assisted platform was allegedly responsible for delays in addressing maintenance requests, among…

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A bipartisan coalition of 37 AGs sent a letter to leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives opposing a federal ban against state-level regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems. In the letter, the AGs argue that an amendment to the federal budget reconciliation bill—which would impose a 10-year prohibition on states from enforcing state laws…

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