AI browsers may be the best thing that ever happened to scammers
The article discusses a new report from a cybersecurity startup, Guardio, which warns that AI-powered "agentic AI" browsers like Opera Neon and Comet AI are highly susceptible to online scams. The report, titled "Scamlexity," suggests that while humans are not always great at detecting fraud, AI is even worse. The researchers tested Comet AI and found that it failed to recognize obvious signs of fraudulent websites and phishing attempts, even completing a fake purchase and providing financial details. The article highlights the sobering implications as major tech companies like Microsoft, OpenAI, and Google invest heavily in agentic AI browsers, which could become a new attack vector for scammers if adequate scam detection measures are not implemented. The article emphasizes the need for developers to build better scam detection capabilities into these AI-powered browsers to mitigate the risks.
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