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UDAP

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Unfair or deceptive acts or practices, prohibited by section 5 of the FTC Act and by state laws 1. Deception is a material representation likely to mislead; unfairness is substantial, unavoidable injury not outweighed by benefits. Unsubstantiated AI performance claims fall under it.

Developed in
ch. 20, Unfair and deceptive practices in the United States
Chapters
ch. 20, Existing Law
Source
1 numbered reference, listed below

Where it is used

The term is not used under this name in running prose; the sections listed under "Developed in" treat it.

  • AI washing

    Overstating or inventing the use or capability of AI in marketing or investor communications.

Sources

  1. [1] 15 U.S.C. § 45 (FTC Act section 5) (unfair or deceptive acts or practices; 45(n) standard for unfairness). Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School. 2026. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/45 (verified: secondary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). UDAP. In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/udap. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026udap,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{UDAP}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/udap}
}