FTC finalizes $930K settlements over fake 'active listening' AI ads

Cox Media Group must pay $880,000 and two marketing firms $25,000 each to settle FTC charges they falsely claimed an AI service targeted ads based on smart-device voice data. The FTC said the service wasn't voice-based and consumers hadn't opted in.
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