Source: Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) - Deeplinks

The Federal Trade Commission issued a proposed policy statement described as “concerning the suppression of accuracy in artificial intelligence systems,” and EFF, together with Public Knowledge and Fight for the Future, filed joint comments urging the Commission to withdraw the proposal. The filing asserts three principal legal flaws: that the policy would violate the First Amendment by positioning the FTC as a judge of which AI outputs satisfy an undefined accuracy standard and therefore constitute a prior restraint on speech; that it would exceed the FTC’s statutory authority by attempting to preempt state laws on AI without Congressional delegation; and that it is vague and enables improper “jawboning” of private companies to censor speech favored or disfavored by the administration.

The joint comments note the proposal builds on the Trump administration’s “Preventing Woke AI in the Federal Government” executive order and specifically criticizes state measures such as Colorado’s automated decisionmaking law, arguing such characterizations are inaccurate. EFF’s filing urges the FTC to concentrate on promoting market competition and protecting consumers from deceptive practices in technology and AI markets rather than attempting viewpoint-based regulation, and reiterates EFF’s longstanding stance favoring policing genuine deception while opposing government dictates on private speech.