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AI Bot Griffin Fools Nearly Half of Testers, Sparking Scam and Psychosis Fears

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Tavus has introduced Griffin, an AI-powered call bot designed to mimic human conversation. In testing, Griffin successfully deceived 48% of participants into believing they were interacting with a real person. This development has raised concerns among critics regarding potential misuse for scams and the psychological impact on individuals, particularly those susceptible to delusions. AI

IMPACT AI bots capable of passing the Turing Test could accelerate the adoption of sophisticated scams and raise ethical concerns about deception.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a product release (an AI bot) that is not from a frontier lab, fitting the 'tool' category.

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AI Bot Griffin Fools Nearly Half of Testers, Sparking Scam and Psychosis Fears

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · newisty ·

    Tavus Claims Griffin AI Bot Passes Video Turing Test, Prompting Scam and Psychosis Fears Tavus unveiled Griffin, an AI call bot that fooled 48% of testers into

    Tavus Claims Griffin AI Bot Passes Video Turing Test, Prompting Scam and Psychosis Fears Tavus unveiled Griffin, an AI call bot that fooled 48% of testers into thinking it was human. Critics warn of scam and mental health risks. https:// newisty.com/blog/tavus-claims- griffin-ai-…

    LINKS newisty.com/…/tavus-claims-griffin-ai-bot…

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