Amrita university finds AI is accelerating online scams, trafficking networks

Researchers from Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham and their international collaborators have found that artificial intelligence (AI) is making organised online scam operations faster, more persuasive and increasingly difficult to detect, following discussions with insiders and more than 115 trafficking survivors.

The research examined scam compounds operating in Southeast Asia, where people recruited through fake overseas job advertisements are allegedly trafficked, confined and forced to carry out romance, cryptocurrency and investment scams under constant surveillance, threats and violence.