This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a proposed order requiring Workado, a company specializing in artificial intelligence (AI) detection tools, to stop advertising the accuracy of its AI detection tools unless it has suitable evidence that the detection tools are as accurate as claimed. The proposed settlement is yet another indication of the
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Telemarketing and Texting
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Telephone and text message marketing is subject to complex litigation risks and regulatory challenges, requiring careful compliance. Federal laws like the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and…
Key Takeaways from Venable’s 11th Annual Advertising Law Symposium
Venable’s Advertising and Marketing Group hosted its 11th Advertising Law Symposium at our offices in Washington, DC on March 20. The symposium brought together both business and legal professionals, including in-house counsel and marketing executives, to connect on trends, opportunities, and challenges in the industry. The sessions covered a breadth of interesting topics on the…
Cleo AI Settles with FTC for $17 Million for Alleged Misleading Practices and Autorenewal Violations
In one of the first settlements since the new administration took office, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $17 million monetary judgment with Cleo AI to resolve allegations that Cleo violated Section 5 of the FTC Act and the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA). Cleo operated a personal finance mobile app that purportedly…
Judge Rejects Fair Use Defense in Thomson Reuters’ AI Copyright Suit Against Ross Intelligence
On February 11, 2025, Judge Stephanos Bibas issued an opinion in Thomson Reuters Enterprise Centre GMBH v. Ross Intelligence Inc., civ. no. 1:20-cv-613, a dispute regarding copyright infringement allegations stemming from the use of copyrighted data from the Westlaw legal database used in the training of an AI search tool. Judge Bibas, sitting by designation in…
As FTC Begins Grappling with AI Issues, “Sweep” Signals Differing Approaches Among Commissioners
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a “sweep” targeting AI-related conduct this week. The cases provide insight into how the agency may approach AI-related issues going forward and illustrate differences among the agency’s commissioners in how to approach issues raised by AI.
Three of the cases involved marketers making false earnings and business opportunity claims…
Federal Agencies Increase Focus on Pricing Enforcement
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly hosted a public meeting of the interagency “Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Business Practices.” The meeting was a continuation of an effort, initially announced by President Biden in March, to “strengthen interagency efforts to root out and stop illegal…
Hello, This Is AI Calling. FCC Proposes New Rules for AI Robocalls
Robocalls may have always had some artificial flavor to them; however, the proliferation of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) continues to blur the line between human and machine interaction. On July 17, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to address the ability of the Telephone Consumer Protection…
AI Robocalls: Election Season Triggers Additional FCC Scrutiny
With the election cycle heating up as we approach the dog days of summer, so too is the Federal Communications Commission’s scrutiny of the use of AI technology in fraudulent robocalls. As we previously discussed, the FCC has already doled out fines for the use of deepfakes in political robocalls.
Now, FCC Chairwoman Jessica…
FCC Proposes $8 Million in Fines Against Telecom Company and Political Consultant for Using Deepfake Generative Artificial Intelligence
In a pair of Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture this week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a collective $8 million in fines against telecommunications company Lingo Telecom and political consultant Steven Kramer.
Robocalls, Generative AI, and Deepfakes
The FCC alleges Kramer violated the Truth in Caller ID Act. According to the…