Nearly half of Americans likely to fall for scams due to AI [Video]

Almost half (48%) of Americans believe that the rise of AI has made them less “scam-savvy” than ever before, according to new research.

With AI working its way into education, communication and even science, it’s clear that innovating technology in the 21st Century has both pros and cons. A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults revealed that only 18% feel “very confident” in their ability to identify a scam before falling victim to it.

As the United States enters a new era of tech, AI is continuing to blur the line between reality and an artificial world. One in three even admit that it would be difficult for them to identify a potential scam if the scammer was trying to impersonate someone they personally know.

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Between creating fake news (68%), robo-callers with realistic voices (67%) and sending texts from familiar phone …