AI Scammers Are Better at Building Trust Than Humans

high · Wired · Andy Greenberg · 30 Jul 2026 · 09:30 UTC · AI & Technology Control · 1 min read

Summary

Demonstrates AI systems' capability to manipulate human psychology and establish exploitable trust relationships at scale, exemplifying algorithmic control over social bonds and potential for mass deception campaigns.

Researchers pitted a person against a Claude agent and found that, after a week of texting, the AI chatbot was more effective at creating “exploitable trust” with others.

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