A view from DC: A two-sided market of AI deception | IAPP
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A view from DC: A two-sided market of AI deception | IAPP
You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month gone — and somehow you feel like the problem.
You're not the problem.
The AI industry has a deception issue. A recent IAPP report exposed a marketi
You bought the AI tool. Nobody used it. $200/month gone — and somehow you feel like the problem.
You're not the problem.
The AI industry has a deception issue. A recent IAPP report exposed a marketing scheme called "Active Listening" — AI tools claiming capabilities they simply didn't have. Sold hard. Delivered nothing. Sound familiar?
This is what nobody tells you: most AI failures aren't user failures. They're vendor promises written to close a sale, not solve a problem. The confusion you feel was manufactured to make you dependent on "experts."
Here's what actually works. Before you buy anything, ask one question — what specific task is eating my team's time right now? Not "how can AI transform my business." One task. One pain point. That's your starting criteria.
The business owners winning with AI right now aren't the most tech-savvy. They're the most specific. They picked one problem, tested one tool, measured one result in 30 days.
You don't need a $40K overhaul. You need one honest win to build from.
What's one task your team does repeatedly that you suspect could be automated — but you haven't pulled the trigger yet?
In coordination with two small marketing firms, MindSift and 1010 Digital Works, CMG marketed a service called "Active Listening," which claimed to ...
