Swipe left! AI-generated bots proliferate online dating space

Scammers are now using artificial intelligence (AI) to scam love-seekers on dating websites, with 26% of Indians reporting that their potential love interest turned out to be an AI-generated bot and not a real person, a new survey showed.

Cybersecurity firm McAfee has found in a survey that 77% of Indians have come across fake profiles and photos generated using AI tools created to commit romance scams and catfishing. 39% of Indians said their conversations with a potential love interest online turned out to be with a scammer.