Automators AI online-sales coaching FTC fraud case
Date: 2023-08
Affected: US consumers
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

The US Federal Trade Commission's first AI-marketing fraud action targeted Automators LLC, which pitched 'AI-powered' Amazon storefronts and Walmart dropshipping coaching that allegedly delivered no working AI and cost consumers more than USD 22 million in losses.


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