Scientists found more than 1,000 AI spam bots trying to scam people and steal their social media profiles — and regulators can't keep up - eviltoast
Social media is being flooded with spammy AI content. Research by Indiana University details how artificial intelligence is being used to scam people on social media platforms.

Scientists found more than 1,000 AI spam bots trying to scam people and steal their social media profiles — and regulators can’t keep up::Social media is being flooded with spammy AI content. Research by Indiana University details how artificial intelligence is being used to scam people on social media platforms.

  • nickwitha_k (he/him)@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Ostensibly, because fraud is criminal behavior that government is supposed to protect its citizens from. In reality, probably more likely part of a fear campaign to have support for things like KOSA and backdooring encryption.