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Millennial couple conflicted over ai chatbot in cozy living room

AI in love lives: help for some, a deal-breaker for others

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AI is entering couples' counselling, with one in five partners keen for its help and nearly one in six ready to walk away over its use.
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AI romance scams surge on UK dating apps, says study

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AI-driven romance scams are rife on UK dating apps, with one in five users meeting fake profiles and 11% losing money, new research warns.
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'Valentine' wording boosts email wins, study finds

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Brands swapping 'Valentine's Day' for personal 'Valentine' subject lines see big email gains, as generic “love” talk and “shop” prompts drag.
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Love at first byte: The infrastructure behind your Valentine's match

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From swipes to sparks, low-latency data centres, clouds and interconnection hubs quietly power your Valentine's match worldwide.
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CBA warns young Aussies of fake job and dating scam losses

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Young Australians lose over AUD $2.2 million as fake flexible job offers surge, with scammers recruiting money mules via texts and social media.
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McAfee warns Australians of AI-fuelled Valentine scams

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McAfee warns Australians AI-powered romance scams are surging ahead of Valentine's Day, with one in seven victims losing an average AUD $780.
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AI-fuelled romance scams surge with deepfake deception

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AI-driven romance scams using deepfakes and chatbots surge, tricking Australians into long-term emotional manipulation and costly frauds.
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Experts warn of rising Valentine's Day cyber scams

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Cyber experts warn Valentine's Day brings a surge in romance and shopping scams, urging users to be wary of links, apps and payment requests.
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AI turns romance scams into industrial-scale fraud

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AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.
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AI supercharges industrial-scale online romance scams

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AI-powered fraud rings industrialise online romance scams, fuelling USD $5.7 billion in losses and ushering in a 'dark age' for victims.
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Australians turn to AI for love as dating scams surge

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Australians are turning to AI for romance and emotional support as dating app scams soar, with social engineering behind most threats.
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Series hits 1m iMessage posts as users shun public feeds

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iMessage-based social app Series tops 1m posts and 10,000 daily users as young people drift from public feeds to private chats.
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Most adults unable to spot AI dating profiles in study

Thu, 13th Mar 2025
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A study by Pour Moi reveals that many adults struggle to identify AI-generated dating profiles, with alarming rates of misrecognition across age groups.
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Australians show interest in using AI for online dating

Fri, 26th Apr 2024
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Over 50% of Australian online daters show interest in using AI to enhance their dating experience and avoid scams, according to a Norton survey.
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Aussies struggle to identify AI in love scams, McAfee study shows

Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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New research unveils that while 41% of men use AI for online dating, there's growing concern over authenticity, with 40% of Australians encountering fake profiles and 25% chatted with a potential partner who turned out to be a fraudster.
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Norton's Genie: An AI tool to combat online dating scams

Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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Norton unveils Genie, an AI-based scam detection app, to counter increasingly sophisticated romance scams plaguing online dating realms.
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Bumble launches AI tool Deception Detector to counter fake profiles

Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Bumble Inc. unveils AI-powered Deception Detector to combat fake profiles and scams, resulting in a 45% drop in user reports of false accounts in two months.
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Online dating scams have caught 25% of Kiwi adults

Fri, 17th Feb 2023
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The report performed by Norton investigated adults ages 18 and older about online dating, associated scams, and attitudes about online stalking.
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Crypto scam targets dating app users on iPhone and Android

Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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A new international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom targets iPhone and Android users through popular dating apps.
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Can artificial intelligence protect people from dating app scams?

Wed, 23rd Feb 2022
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A new survey has revealed how much of personal information app users would give to to artificial intelligence.