Wild speculation: some of the AI-generated headshots sold by the company were used for fraudulent activities.
Real outrage: how can a company take $80K of someone else's money ("I won't get back"). Decline to do business, sure, hold until an investigation is done, why not? But this is outrageous. Did they refund it to the buyers at least?
Real outrage: how can a company take $80K of someone else's money ("I won't get back"). Decline to do business, sure, hold until an investigation is done, why not? But this is outrageous. Did they refund it to the buyers at least?