A recent study has revealed how artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT are being used to power cryptocurrency spam botnets on Twitter. Researchers at Indiana University's Observatory on Social Media uncovered a network of over 1,140 fake accounts dubbed "Fox8" that were constantly posting tweets linking to spammy crypto "news" sites. The study highlights how AI is enabling the automation and proliferation of misinformation networks on social platforms.
ChatGPT Enables Efficient Automation of Fake Accounts
The Indiana researchers found that the Fox8 botnet leveraged ChatGPT to automatically generate unique content for each of the thousands of fake accounts. By