Cox Media Group is paying $880,000 to settle FTC charges over a fake AI ad service

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Cox Media Group will pay $880,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it deceived customers by falsely claiming its AI-powered advertising service could target consumers based on conversations captured from their smart devices.

Two smaller marketing firms that worked with Cox Media Group — New Hampshire-based MindSift LLC and Wisconsin-based 1010 Digital Works LLC — will each pay $25,000, bringing the total settlement to $930,000. The FTC voted 2-0 to issue the proposed administrative complaints and accept the consent agreements........

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