Web Accessibility Vendors Allegedly Falsely Claimed to Provide Compliance Using AI
November 21, 2021
AI-powered web accessibility vendors allegedly overstated to customers about their products' utility for people with disabilities, falsely claiming to deliver automated compliance solutions.
- Alleged deployer
- accessibe, accessus.ai, allyable, userway, maxaccess.io
- Alleged developer
- accessibe, accessus.ai, allyable, userway, maxaccess.io
- Alleged harmed parties
- internet-users-with-disabilities, web-accessibility-vendors'-customers
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/148
Data source
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