“Operation AI Comply” is part of the US federal agency’s latest round of enforcement actions against companies it claims used AI to harm consumers.
The United States Federal Trade Commission has taken action against companies it claims have misled consumers using artificial intelligence, including a firm that billed itself as offering an AI lawyer.
The FTC said on Sept. 25 that it was launching “Operation AI Comply” as part of a new “law enforcement sweep,” cracking down on five companies “that have relied on artificial intelligence as a way to supercharge deceptive or unfair conduct that harms consumers.”
“Using AI tools to trick, mislead, or defraud people is illegal,” said FTC Chair Lina Khan in a statement. She added that the enforcement action makes it clear there is “no AI exemption from the laws on the books.”
