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Thousands catfished by AI-powered dating app network spanning 28 apps

Verge investigation reveals mechanics of AI-powered dating app scam

1 Sep 16 10:45 AM · 11d ago · 1 article · 2 posts · 2 sources · development 1 of 2

Security journalist Yael Grauer publishes detailed investigation into the fraudulent dating app network with security researcher Matthew Gore-Kormanik, demonstrating how the scam operates. Users, mostly men in their mid-to-late 30s, match with what they believe to be real women, but only one in four matches is actually human—the rest are AI personas. Gig workers are hired to pass liveness checks on video.

Verge investigation reveals mechanics of AI-powered dating app scam
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“Users, mostly men in their mid-to-late 30s, go on dating apps and match with what they believe to be real women. Only one in four of them actually is, and that person is not a user looking for other dates but rather a paid gig worker.”

Yael Grauer

Chris Cronbaugh Anthropic threat intelligence researcherMatthew Gore-Kormanik Security researcherYael Grauer Security journalistAnthropic AI company that detected and disclosed the fraud

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