AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans
Researchers pitted a person against a Claude agent and found that, after a week of texting, the AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” with others.
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Researchers conducted an experiment comparing an AI chatbot to a human scammer and found that the AI was more effective at building "exploitable trust" with targets over the course of a week of texting. The study suggests that AI may be capable of autonomously executing the majority of a long-con scam more effectively than humans can. Scammers worldwide steal tens of billions of dollars annually, and AI tools are now enabling them to refine their deceptions and improve their communication with victims. This development raises concerns about whether AI can fully replace human scammers in carrying out elaborate fraud schemes.
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