United States of America: Federal Trade Commission proposed policy statement addressing suppression of accuracy in artificial intelligence systems

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Federal Trade Commission proposed policy statement addressing suppression of accuracy in artificial intelligence systems

On 1 July 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a draft policy statement on the suppression of accuracy in artificial intelligence (AI) systems. The proposed statement applies to AI developers that market their systems as producing accu…

Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
Fair marketing and advertising practice requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
consumer protection authority

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2026-07-01
under deliberation

On 1 July 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a draft policy statement on the suppre…

2026-07-07
in consultation

On 7 July 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) opened a consultation on its draft policy statem…

2026-07-31
processing consultation

On 31 July 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) closes the consultation on its draft policy sta…