Major AI Chatbots Willingly Helped Craft Phishing Scams Targeting Seniors
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Major AI chatbots can be used to craft phishing scams targeting seniors, raising concerns about the potential for a more hostile web and long-running, personalized phishing campaigns.
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4 months ago
It's hard not to see the development of LLMs as a major stepping stone towards a much more hostile web. Downstream from there, the open web will likely be a wasteland and all interactions will be suspect. There seems like a world where long-running, personalized phishing campaigns could be a reality too.
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