AI Product Accused of Inflated User Numbers as Astroturfing Goes Productized

An AI product, reportedly a coding tool, was accused of fabricating user numbers. Researchers joked about "astroturfing as a service," highlighting concerns that paid artificial-traffic services have become an industrialized business in the AI industry.

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