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AI chatbots like ChatGPT complicate social bot detection, new paper finds

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A new arXiv paper explores the evolving landscape of social bot detection, highlighting the challenges and opportunities presented by advanced AI chatbots like ChatGPT. The research suggests several promising directions, including using generative agents for synthetic data creation, developing multimodal and cross-platform detection methods, expanding detection to low-resource languages, and creating collaborative federated learning models to enhance privacy and cooperation between organizations. AI

IMPACT This research highlights the increasing difficulty in distinguishing AI-generated content from human activity, impacting trust and authenticity online.

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AI chatbots like ChatGPT complicate social bot detection, new paper finds

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  1. arXiv cs.CL TIER_1 English(EN) · Emilio Ferrara ·

    Social bot detection in the age of ChatGPT: Challenges and opportunities

    arXiv:2610.02386v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: We present a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities in social bot detection in the context of the rise of sophisticated AI-based chatbots. By examining the state of the art in social bot detection techniques an…

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