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2. Platforms make money off scam advertising. And scams are made easier by AI.

Reply to getagrip_already (Original post)

Fri Dec 19, 2025, 11:13 AM

Dec 19

AI-generated books, often with dangerous advice, started flooding platforms like Kindle a few years ago, soon after ChatGPT was released.

AI-generated music floods music platforms, often with fake artist bios claiming a nonexistent band or soloist created it. And sometimes this garbage is uploaded using the names of real artists who are deceased, and the scam isn't caught for a while.

I posted a story in LBN just the other day about one of the largest venture capital firms having funded a new AI company doing fraudulent advertising on TikTok with fake, AI-generated influencers not identified as AI:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143583967

And there are very popular AI-generated YouTube channels offering potentially dangerous medical advice.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100220865373

Caveat emptor - buyer beware, as bucolic_frolic said.

There's always been _some_ scam advertising and fraud. It's just much, much worse now, thanks to AI.

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Scams, Scams, everywhere are Scams..... [View all] getagrip_already Dec 19 OP

Definitely let the buyer beware. bucolic_frolic Dec 19 #1

Platforms make money off scam advertising. And scams are made easier by AI. highplainsdem Dec 19 #2

Digital tools and sites are all subject to misuse anciano Dec 19 #3

Ads Maninacan Dec 19 #4

It's everywhere. usonian Dec 20 #5