Swipe left! AI-generated bots proliferate online dating space
Scammers are now using artificial intelligence (AI) to scam love-seekers on dating websites, with 26% of Indians reporting that their potential love interest turned out to be an AI-generated bot and not a real person, a new survey showed.
Cybersecurity firm McAfee has found in a survey that 77% of Indians have come across fake profiles and photos generated using AI tools created to commit romance scams and catfishing. 39% of Indians said their conversations with a potential love interest online turned out to be with a scammer.
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The study also discovered that more than half, 65% of Indians have used ChatGPT/AI to help create pics or other content for a dating app.
Specifically, this Valentine’s Day, 56% of Indians are planning to or considering using AI to write messages for their love interest as it helps boost their confidence, it said.
However, this contrasts sharply with people’s feelings about receiving AI-generated content. 60% of people
