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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 (www.businessinsider.com)

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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.

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[-] Aopen@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 year ago

This is on the platforms to actually do a substantial job of moderating.

What else will force companies to moderate if not regulation?

[-] wmassingham@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

Enforcement of the existing regulation. Fraud is already illegal.

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