We all fear that AI takes our work, but for looking where, thanks to artificial intelligence hundreds of Filipino workers found employment. Unfortunately, supposedly everything was a fraud orchestrated by the Spanish CEO of Nate, Albert Saniger.
After A FBI investigationthe New York Prosecutor’s Office accuses him in the complaint of a value fraud charge, which entails a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a position of electronic fraud, which also entails a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.
Albert Saniger, born in Barcelona, went to the United States to work in the technological sector. In 2018 founded the company Natean electronic commerce company that claimed to simplify the purchase in any store, thanks to artificial intelligence.
There is no better than 300 human workers
Nate offered to buy at any store just by playing a buttondepending on some personal data such as size, tastes or payment system.
If you saw in a trade some sneakers that you liked, you gave the Buy Buy of the Nate app, and supposedly an AI was in charge of everything: He chose the size, and completed the payment and shipping process.
According to the investigation carried out by the FBI, as reported by the complaint, in reality The purchase process was manually carried out by one of the 300 workers that Albert Saniger had hired in the Philippines.
Thanks to this «pioneer» use of AI, the Nate company managed to attract An investment of 40 million dollars.
As explained by state lawyer Matthew Podolsky in the complaint: «As he alleges, Albert Saniger cheated investors exploiting the promise and appeal of AI technology to build a false narrative about an innovation that never existed.»
And he continues: «This type of deception not only victimizes innocent investors, but also diverts capital from legitimate emerging companies, makes investors skeptical of real advances and, ultimately, prevents the progress of the development of AI.»
Apparently, according to FBI’s investigation, Albert Saniger Yes he came to hire a group of 30 engineers to develop artificial intelligence, but they did not get the expected results.
We have seen many frauds that take advantage of AI to carry out scams, but it is not usual that, supposedly, do so The CEO of a company, inventing an AI that is actually human workers. This Spanish businessman based in the United States, CEO of Natefaces a few years in jail.
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