FTC v. Evolv Technologies (AI weapons screening) consumer protection case
Brought by
Federal Trade Commission
v.
Defendants
The FTC alleged Evolv overstated its AI-powered security screening systems' ability to detect weapons and ignore harmless items, including in schools.
The case
- Court
- US District Court, District of Massachusetts
- Docket
- 1:24-cv-12940
- Filed
- Nov 26, 2024
- Status
- Settled
- Outcome
- Proposed order bans unsupported claims about AI weapons detection and lets some K-12 school customers cancel contracts.
History
1 dated entryComplaint filed: Federal Trade Commission v. Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.Source
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Caption and links
Federal Trade Commission v. Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc.
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