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AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans

Thursday, July 30, 2026


Researchers compared trust-building effectiveness between a human and a Claude AI agent over a week of text-based interactions. The Claude agent generated higher levels of what researchers termed "exploitable trust" with participants than the human did.

Original reporting: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-scammers-are-better-at-building-trust-than-humans/

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