<ul><li>The founder of an AI-infused universal shopping app, Albert Saniger, has been charged with defrauding investors who funded the app.</li><li>Saniger marketed the app as using AI to autonomously navigate the checkout process, but it was actually powered by a call center in the Philippines.</li><li>Nate app claimed to simplify the e-commerce process by allowing customers to skip checkout on retail websites and complete their purchase with a single tap.</li><li>The app relied on human workers to manually process transactions to create the illusion of technological automation.</li></ul>

‘AI-powered’ shopping app alleged to have been human-powered

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