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Amazon, Walmart AI bots accused of favouring foreign goods, US senators seek probe
Two US senators have urged the FTC to investigate Amazon and Walmart over claims their AI shopping tools suppress Made in USA products and miss false labels. The complaint raises questions over consumer information, third-party listings and support for American manufacturing.
Two US senators have called on the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon and Walmart, claiming that their AI shopping chatbots may suppress "made in the USA" products and fail to flag fraudulently labeled goods.
In a letter sent to the FTC, senators Tammy Baldwin and Rick Scott said Amazon's AMZN.O Alexa for Shopping and Walmart's WMT.O Sparky AI shopping assistants could be undermining efforts to promote American manufacturing and misleading consumers.
