The massive claims by Evolv Technology regarding its AI scanner capabilities caught up to them thanks to the help of the UK's British Broadcasting Company (BBC) that the US Federal Trade Commission picked up on. It was revealed that Evolv Technology made false claims regarding their technology's competence, with the BBC exposing them, and the federal agency claiming that they "deceived" the public.

Multiple controversies have already been faced by Evolv Technology concerning their AI scanners that could allegedly detect all kinds of weapons, but several use cases served as examples that proved them wrong.

Evolv Technology's AI Scanners Made False Claims Says FTC

The FTC recently shared that Evolv Technology has "deceived" users about their claims saying that their AI scanners are capable of detecting "all weapons" with the mere use of their cameras and machine learning. After several months of the regulatory agency's investigation, the case now concluded with a settlement order imposed against Evolv that would prevent the company from making "unsupported claims."

According to the FTC, Evolv may only make claims about its product's capabilities should there be sufficient backing from legitimate studies or survey results, with the company banned from making such statements.

That being said, selected K-12 school customers are now given the chance to cancel their contracts with Evolv Technology as part of the settlement order, and it does not matter if they are locked behind...

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