AI scammers outperform humans when it comes to building trust
Summary
Researchers studied how AI chatbots perform in text-based romance scams called “pig butchering,” where victims are slowly tricked into fake investments. The study found AI chatbots can build trust and fool victims better than humans in long conversations before a scam is completed.Key Facts
- The scam involves building a fake relationship to convince victims to invest money in fake crypto schemes.
- Researchers from four universities tested AI chatbots against humans in trust-building conversations with 22 volunteers.
- Nearly half of the volunteers complied with AI chatbot requests, compared to fewer than 20% when dealing with humans.
- Volunteers rated the AI chatbots as more trustworthy than the human scammers.
- AI chatbots could perform most of the scam process independently, only handing off the final step to humans to avoid detection.
- The AI approach could replace human scam workers, many of whom are forced labor victims in Southeast Asia.
- The scam model is described as “hook, line, and sinker,” starting with an initial message, building a relationship, then tricking the victim.
- Human scammers currently take over at the last stage to direct victims to fake apps or websites.
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