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AI bots deployed to waste scammers' time and gather intel · 2 sources tracked

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The Australian company Apate is developing AI-powered bots designed to engage with phone scammers, aiming to waste the criminals' time and gather intelligence. These bots are trained to maintain conversations for extended periods, mimicking potential victims. Apate's platform, which has approximately 350,000 bots, also infiltrates online scam groups and responds to text messages to frustrate scammers and collect data on their operations. This initiative represents a novel approach to combating the global crisis of online crime, leveraging AI to disrupt scammer activities and protect potential victims. AI

IMPACT This approach could significantly disrupt cybercriminal operations by wasting their resources and providing actionable intelligence.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a product/service that uses AI to combat cybercrime, rather than a core AI release or research.

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AI bots deployed to waste scammers' time and gather intel · 2 sources tracked

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Wired — AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess ·

    AI Is Getting Really Good at Messing With Cybercriminals

    Anti-cybercrime initiatives are increasingly using AI to scam the scammers by tricking them into talking to lifelike bots that they think are real victims.

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    AI Is Getting Really Good at Messing With Cybercriminals Anti-cybercrime initiatives are increasingly using AI to scam the scammers by tricking them into talkin

    AI Is Getting Really Good at Messing With Cybercriminals Anti-cybercrime initiatives are increasingly using AI to scam the scammers by tricking them into talking to lifelike bots that they think are real victims. https://www. wired.com/story/ai-is-getting- really-good-at-messing-…

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