Amazon, Walmart chatbots attract senator ire over 'made in USA' label snags
Rick Scott joined a request for FTC scrutiny of chatbot practices affecting information about American-made products.
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Senators Tammy Baldwin and Rick Scott asked the FTC to investigate whether Amazon and Walmart shopping chatbots suppress information about U.S.-made products and fail to flag misleading labels. Amazon denied intentionally withholding country-of-origin information; Walmart and the FTC did not immediately comment.
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Rick Scott
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Senator seeking an FTC investigation of Amazon and Walmart's AI shopping chatbots
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Tammy Baldwin
D · WI · SEN
Senator seeking an FTC investigation of Amazon and Walmart's AI shopping chatbots
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