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Google's AI enables scammers.
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this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2024
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Scammers have been a thing long before writing. That doesn't mean people shouldn't be made aware of new ways to be scammed.
That's what I'm saying though, it isn't a new way.
One could argue there is a new aspect. When it comes to retraining the public on what to trust, there’s a likely blind spot where a person may know to only call a number listed on a trusted website. So they'll check to see if they're on a bank domain before picking up the phone. If Google, being a big name, presents the number in an official looking way at the top of their pages, it may pass the sniff test. And get people into trouble.
Featured snippets would prominently display source URLs:
But AI summaries? More opaque:
Rights. Scammers were in the listing before, and AI has helped them appear more trustworthy.
That's meaningless with how easy it is to register legit looking faux domains and how it is even easier to create legit looking sub domains. People who fall for those type of scams will likely not even understand what a domain is.