Generative AI is everything, everywhere, all at once

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Is generative AI here to stay? Most signs are pointing to yes. But in what capacity? That's for tech developers and the industry at large to decide. Still, as Silicon Valley rides this wave, businesses big and small are grabbing a surfboard and catching ripples. 

Some are building their own large language models for widespread use or baking generative AI into the ethos of their products. And others? Well, they're just saying stuff, anything really, to cash in on the buzzword du jour. 

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But the advent of any new technology brings bad actors who see the ignorance of new, naive investors and the potential to turn a quick profit. That's where AI washing comes into play -- businesses are falsely advertising to consumers that a product or business includes AI when it actually doesn't. Unassuming consumers will pay the price when AI washing goes mainstream. 

To stay ahead of the AI scams, officials and tech experts weigh in about the warnings and red flags to watch out for. We delve into how consumers can protect themselves and how businesses can avoid exaggerating AI claims. 

Not so intelligent, but definitely artificial 

Take this recent Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, for example. In August, a federal court temporarily shut down a business scheme by Automators AI (formerly Empire Ecommerce LLC) for deceiving consumers through the sale of business opportunities that purportedly used AI. 

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