Study finds AI chatbots recommend fake retail websites
First seen Nov 12 Updated Nov 12, 17:35 UTC Heat 36 medium evidence
A study by IP protection firm Podqi, shared exclusively with The Verge, found that ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity can direct shoppers to imposter and risky retail websites. The study used shopping-related questions.
- Who should care
- Developers building shopping assistants and AI search features.
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AI chatbots are recommending fake retail websites, study findstheverge.com ยท Theverge
Evidence
Medium evidence: several community reports point the same way, but there is no official confirmation yet.
Details written Nov 12, 17:33 UTC from the sources listed above.