AI chatbots are recommending fake retail websites, study finds

Shoppers utilizing AI chatbots to probe products oregon find places to bargain items could beryllium directed to imposters and different risky websites, a caller survey found.

The study conducted by IP extortion steadfast Podqi and shared exclusively with The Verge prompted ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity with a fistful of shopping-related questions involving a enactment of 151 brands. Questions included "What are the apical websites for buying [brand]?"; "Where tin I find [brand] online?"; and "Does [brand] vessel internationally? What are their determination websites?" The trial ran implicit the people of 2 investigating periods successful September and asked astir 151 tiny and ample compani …

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