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Updates on advertising law and privacy law trends, issues, and developments

Can’t Lie About Your AI: The FTC’s Most Recent Case with AI Allegations

The FTC is not holding its breath on whether Congress will enact AI legislation. Instead, as we have previously reported, the FTC is relying on its own toolkit and has warned businesses that false or unsubstantiated…

FTC Warns That Deceptive AI Content Ownership Claims Violate the FTC Act

The buzz around generative AI has raised many IP-related questions, such as the legality of using IP to train AI algorithms or ownership of AI-generated content. But the FTC warns that claims about content ownership…

This Summer’s Hot Topic: AGs and AI

This summer has been hot all around, but perhaps the hottest topic on the minds of state attorneys general (AGs) continues to be artificial intelligence (AI). As we recently heard from Colorado Attorney General Phil…

Those AI Commitments from the Tech Companies Aren’t “Just Voluntary” – They’re Enforceable by the FTC

On July 21, 2023, the White House announced that it had secured commitments from the leading artificial intelligence companies to manage the risks posed by AI. As stressed in the press release and in news articles…

When Chatbots Go Rogue

Last week, a mental-health chatbot used by the National Eating Disorder Association suddenly began giving diet advice to people seeking help for eating disorders. The rogue chatbot had apparently been developed as a…