The Manufacturing Report

Are Amazon and Walmart Using AI to Make It Harder to Buy American?

Episode Summary

Erie Meyer was shopping for U.S.-made steel-toed boots for her brother when she kept finding Amazon and Walmart listings with "Made in USA" in the title and "imported" buried further down the page. The former Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau chief technologist joins Scott Paul to talk about what happened when she started asking the retailers' AI shopping assistants what they knew about “Made in USA” fraud. What Erie found left our jaws on the floor. Listen in as Scott and Erie dive deeper into the findings of her explosive Columbia Law School report and what should happen next, from FTC and state AG enforcement to a private right of action for consumers. 👉 Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more stories on U.S. trade policy, buying American, and protecting American jobs. And sign our petition to bring shipbuilding back to America! https://act.americanmanufacturing.org/ships Guest Resources Made in America, Hidden by AI (Columbia Law School, Center for Law and the Economy): https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/law_economy/9 Resources & Links Sign up for our daily newsletter, Daily Digest or our bi-weekly version, ManufactureThis Check out our Made In America Directory And sign our petition to bring shipbuilding back to America! https://act.americanmanufacturing.org/ships You can also listen wherever you get podcasts Apple Podcasts Spotify Socials X: @KeepItMadeInUSA Facebook: www.facebook.com/americanmanufacturing Instagram: www.instagram.com/americanmanufacturing