What Lindsay Owens has said about Artificial intelligence
2 quotes · 1 episode · Nov 3, 2026
Lindsay Owens, Consumer protection expert, head of the Groundwork Collaborative think tank, and author of "Gouged", has been quoted on Artificial intelligence 2 times in 1 episode of This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von, most recently on November 3, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Owens warns AI shopping agents could become extraordinarily effective at upselling consumers.
“we could be unleashing what I view as the most sophisticated snake oil salesman the world has ever known”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #693 - Consumer Advocate Lindsay Owens (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:05:06
Owens argues AI agents marketed as personal assistants actually work for their platforms or advertisers rather than the user.
“they're calling themselves agents and they're saying they're your assistant, but actually they don't work for you, right?”
This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von: #693 - Consumer Advocate Lindsay Owens (Nov 3, 2026) · Listen from 1:36:19
Episodes
#693 - Consumer Advocate Lindsay OwensThis Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Nov 3, 2026 · 1 h 55 min
Theo Von talks with consumer advocate Lindsay Owens about price gouging, dynamic and surveillance pricing, corporate data collection, AI shopping agents, and consumer protections.
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