Apate.ai uses AI agents that pretend to fall for scams to gather scam intelligence (report)

Verified (fact)

Apate.ai has AI agents converse with scammers, pretending to be fooled while collecting information about the scams. TechCrunch profiled the company's approach.

Why it matters (interpretation)

Shows defenders also using agents offensively to gather threat intelligence.

Sources

• Press Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence TechCrunch