America First Legal Urges Federal Trade Commission to Hold AI Companies Liable for Inherent Liberal Biases
America First Legal filed a public comment urging the Federal Trade Commission to adopt a policy statement that would hold artificial intelligence companies liable for advertising products as accurate while containing inherent liberal biases. The proposed policy statement clarifies that companies may be under Section 5 of the FTC Act for labeling AI as unbiased when they are intentionally programmed with left-wing viewpoints. America First Legal argues that as a global leader in technology, the United States has a responsibility to build objective and ethical AI systems. The organization notes that AI chatbots are becoming essential tools for how Americans receive information and form political opinions. Emily Percival, Senior Counsel at America First Legal, stated that when companies advertise AI as objective assistants while secretly encoding them with systematic liberal bias, they are engaging in unfair and deceptive practices. The organization believes the FTC's action will reduce consumer harm and restore a culture of free speech and free inquiry in America.