Mongo’s Corner: The Snake Oil Television Wars
When I was a kid, every so often a corporation would be cited by the Federal Government under it’s “Truth in Advertising “ laws. A common refrain from TV living rooms was, “Hey! That’s ...
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Snake Oil and Guns: A Look Back at Old Sears Catalogs
Not only could you furnish your house, you could buy your house from Sears and then stock the cabinets with snake oil ...
‘A modern-day snake oil salesman’: Indiana man handed 2-year prison sentence for falsely selling toxic solvent as food-grade product
Dennis Zeedyk, a 53-year-old La Porte, Indiana ... “Defendant Zeedyk is a modern-day snake oil salesman, who hawked his ...
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Princeton experts warn against AI snake oil being widely sold by companies
TL;DR: AI has been a major focus at CES 2025, but experts from Princeton University, Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor, warn against deceptive marketing practices labeled as 'AI Snake Oil.' ...