- There was an increase in scams linked to AI
- 17% of people believe that someone they know has been approached by an AI chatbot on dating applications or social media
- Almost half of the British believe that it is possible to develop feelings for an IA chatbot
Valentine’s Day is perhaps quickly approaches (this is this Friday, in case you ask yourself the question), but for the singles, the already hellish landscape of the world of online meetings has a nightmare powered by additional technology qu’ils doivent surveiller. Rather than being just a timewaster, it is quite possible that the person with whom you flirt online is not even human.
Selon de nouvelles recherches de McAfee, il y a eu une augmentation alarmante des escroqueries romanes axées sur l’IA. Almost 17% of people (about one in five) say that someone they know has been approached by an AI chatbot posing as a real person on a meeting of meetings or social media.
“Technology has revolutionized communication by allowing instant connections around the world, by promoting deeper relationships and collaboration, whatever physical distance – but unfortunately, it also transforms the functioning of crooks,” said Vonny Gamot , EMEA manager at McAfee.
It seems that even people working in cybersecurity to earn a living can be victims of Romanesque scams on AI. Take Rob S, a cybersecurity professional, who thought he had established a link with someone: “Nous nous sommes rencontrés dans une conversation de groupe et nous nous sommes vraiment débattus. Après avoir échangé des chiffres, nous avons commencé à envoyer des SMS et à nous connaître. »»
His suspicions were raised when his potential romantic partner began to ask for money: “When she asked for more money, I started to notice the red flags. His messages were repetitive, his number did not make sense for his location, and I realized that I could have spoken with a bot – or, at the very least, a crook. »»
“Looking back, many of his messages were generic and did not feel personal. It was then that it struck me – there was a real chance that I was not even talking to a person. “”
One in two British people could fall for an AI
According to the McAfee Survey, almost half (46%) of the British think that it is possible to develop romantic feelings for an AI chatbot.
In this spirit, McAfee has some advice on how to stay safe when you are looking for this Valentine’s Day:
First, if it’s too good to be true, then this is probably the case. Red fags are: people avoid video calls, quickly move conversations outside platform or declare love too early.
Remember that crooks will use small details like your birthday or your animal name to guess passwords, so be careful. Never send money or gifts.
Finally, if you have an AI PC, you can take advantage of the McAfee Deepfake detector to alert you of Deepfake Audio in videos.
