A Summary of the FTC's Press Release Announcing AI-Related Settle
PushButton AI Team ·
A Summary of the FTC's Press Release Announcing AI-Related Settle
The AI vendor promised you a revolution. What they delivered was a monthly charge and a login nobody uses.
You're not alone in that. Most business owners I talk to have at least one AI subscription t
The AI vendor promised you a revolution. What they delivered was a monthly charge and a login nobody uses.
You're not alone in that. Most business owners I talk to have at least one AI subscription they're quietly embarrassed about. That's not on you — it's on an industry that sells outcomes and delivers complexity.
Here's something worth knowing right now: The FTC just fined three companies nearly $1 million for selling an AI advertising tool called "Active Listening" — claiming it could target customers based on conversations near their phones. It was deceptive. It didn't work as advertised. And businesses paid for it.
This is the pattern. Bold AI claims, vague results, real invoices.
The good news? Regulators are starting to hold vendors accountable. That means the wild west of AI promises is slowly getting guardrails. It also means you now have a simple filter: if an AI vendor can't show you exactly how it works and what you'll measure in 30 days, walk away.
That one question — "what will I measure in 30 days?" — protects you better than any contract.
Have you ever paid for an AI tool that turned out to be more hype than help? What happened?
