AI scam success rate hits 46%, dwarfing humans at 18%
FuSheng_0306 · x · 2026-08-20
A study shows AI achieved a 46% success rate in tricking users into downloading apps over 7 days, compared to just 18% for humans. While the scam industry hasn't fully adopted AI due to token costs, AI already excels at building trust and providing emotional value.
More from AGI Musings
- Prof: Tiny Desk concerts are a better AI response than college policies — TuhinChakr · 2026-08-20
- CSET primer on AI control: deploying misbehaving agents safely — hlntnr · 2026-08-20
- Claude Opus 5 backlash signals potential end of AI scaling laws — gerardsans · 2026-08-20
- Scenario: President Summons AI CEOs for Superintelligence Crisis — peterwildeford · 2026-08-20
- AI safety debate overlooks risk of permanently weakening labor — VraserX · 2026-08-20
- Data center backlash parallels socialist turn: elite disconnect — skorusARK · 2026-08-20