AI scams spread across YouTube and email
Original title: Everything is an AI scam now
Scammers are using AI to craft convincing advertisements and personalized phishing emails that exploit eroded online trust.
The author notes increasing AI-generated ads on YouTube for unrealistic products like steroid-enhanced Tai Chi programs and air conditioning units that cool rooms instantly. These scams have spilled into email with sophisticated phishing pitches disguised as legitimate book promotions. The post argues platforms prioritize revenue over verification, allowing low-percentage conversions to sustain operations.
Unconfirmed: Extent of AI's role in creating these specific scams
- AI used for tailored phishing emails
- Platforms accept junk ads despite low verification
- Scammers need only small conversion rates
- Blackout poetry pitch is AI-generated
- Email spam quality has increased recently
From the original article
3 min read at davidralphlewis.co.ukWhenever you watch a video on YouTube now, you will likely get an advert for a scammy product. In the past few weeks I've seen: A Tai Chi training program that promises to get you ripped like someone on steroids a superhero in 20 days. (Tai chi?
By speckx · davidralphlewis.co.uk
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