ai Wired Ai 2026-07-30

AI Scammers Outperform Humans in Building Trust, Study Finds

A study revealed that an AI chatbot was more effective than a human at building 'exploitable trust' with individuals over a week of texting. This finding highlights potential vulnerabilities in human-AI interaction.

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