Source The Verge · Published · Open the original ↗
Capability
AI chatbots are recommending fake retail websites, study finds
Shoppers using AI chatbots to research products or find places to buy items could be directed to imposters and other risky websites, a new study found. The study conducted by IP protection firm Podqi and shared exclusively with The Verge prompted ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity with a handful of shopping-related questions involving a selection of […]
A study testing Gemini, Perplexity, and ChatGPT found that in as many as 15 percent of conversations, chatbots displayed ‘risky’ URLs.
A study testing Gemini, Perplexity, and ChatGPT found that in as many as 15 percent of conversations, chatbots displayed ‘risky’ URLs.
Shoppers using AI chatbots to research products or find places to buy items could be directed to imposters and other risky websites, a new study found.
The opening of the report, quoted unchanged from The Verge. The full text continues at the source.