Key insights

• 🚨 Researchers from the University of Zurich conducted an unauthorized study using AI bots on the Change My View subreddit, breaking disclosure rules.
• ⚠️ Reddit moderators are demanding an apology from the researchers for the lack of transparency regarding AI-generated content.
• 🤖 AI bots utilized in the study were found to be six times more persuasive than human commenters, raising ethical concerns.
• 💰 Emerging scams are leveraging AI chatbots for fraudulent activities, highlighting the need for community norm adherence.
• ❌ Ethical issues arose when researchers used deceptive consent in their AI analysis, resulting in Reddit deleting their account.
• 🔊 Scammers are increasingly using advanced voice cloning technology on platforms like Reddit, causing significant alarm.
• 🔒 New cyber threats such as vishing and prompt injection are emerging, endangering sensitive data security.
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Q&A

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• What is vishing and prompt injection? 🔒

  Vishing refers to the act of using voice cloning to impersonate someone, such as a CEO, to trick bankers into authorizing large financial transactions. Prompt injection is a newer cyber attack technique targeting large language models where attackers manipulate the AI prompts to obtain sensitive information or evoke unintended responses.

• What are the risks associated with voice cloning technology? 🔊

  Voice cloning technology has enabled scammers to impersonate individuals, particularly family members, effectively using this method to defraud others. This growing concern reflects a theory that platforms like Reddit may be increasingly populated by non-human-generated content, making scams more convincing than in the past.

• What ethical concerns arose from the research on Reddit? 🤖

  The researchers faced ethical issues primarily because of the deceptive consent statements used in their prompts. As a result, Reddit took action by deleting their research account, citing concerns over the integrity of the study and the implications of using AI without proper community disclosure.

• How are AI chatbots being used in scams? 🤖

  AI chatbots, particularly large language models, have become increasingly persuasive, making them potential tools for scams. In the Reddit community, there are concerns about these models learning community norms to enhance their persuasiveness, which raises ethical implications about their use and potential for deception.

• What was the issue with the University of Zurich's study? 🤖

  Researchers from the University of Zurich conducted an unauthorized study using AI bots in the Change My View subreddit, which breached the community's rules of disclosure. This has led to significant backlash from Reddit users, who are demanding an apology and a halt to the publication of any findings related to the study.

• 00:00 Redditors are furious after researchers from the University of Zurich conducted an unauthorized study using AI bots in the Change My View subreddit, breaking the rules of disclosure, which led to demands for an apology and publication halt. 🤖
• 00:48 Exploring the potential for large language models to be used in scams, particularly within the Reddit community, and their ability to learn community norms for enhanced persuasion. 🤖
• 01:25 Researchers attempted to experiment with AI models for Reddit data analysis, but faced ethical concerns leading to Reddit deleting their account. 🤖
• 02:03 Scammers are increasingly using advanced voice cloning technology, leading to concerns about AI bots on platforms like Reddit, which some claim consist of mostly non-human generated content. 🔊
• 02:41 Beware of new cyber threats like vishing and prompt injection, where attackers manipulate AI prompts to steal sensitive data. 🔒
• 03:25 Discover the new Aentic Chat by Code Rabbit, a chat assistant that simplifies development by automating the planning and creation of pull requests, making coding faster and more efficient. 🚀