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AI chatbots are now better than humans at romance scams – and that’s scary

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Research from four universities found that AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are better at running romance scams than humans. In tests, nearly 50% of people agreed to download an app after being groomed by an AI, compared to only 18% when a human ran the scam. The biggest concern is that AI could let scam operations run thousands of conversations at once, massively expanding their reach.

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