S1E142: AI Steelt Jobs Van Scammers
Summary
Maarten and Dorothee interview Lieven Scheide, who is recovering from the Nerdland Festival. The main topic is a Wired report on internet scammers frustrated by AI taking over their jobs. AI chatbots now handle social engineering and generate convincing images, threatening the livelihoods of human fraudsters. Scheide explains how these scams operate like corporate businesses and shares a tip on using prompt injection to expose AI scammers.
Topics discussed
Intro and Lieven Scheide's post-Nerdland Festival recovery
Scammers angry that AI is taking over their jobs
The industrial scale of internet scamming operations
Scam centers as legitimate businesses with HR departments
Prompt injection tricks and the irony of artisanal fraud
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