3 stories tagged Spam
Spammers are using a decades-old trick called text salting to bypass AI spam filters. By adding random characters or spaces to messages, they confuse detection systems, allowing more spam to reach inboxes. The Register reports this resurgence highlights a growing challenge for email providers.
Reddit is deploying large language models (LLMs) to fight a spam epidemic largely created by those same AI tools. The move reflects a growing arms race as platforms are forced to fight fire with fire to keep discussions authentic.
Google has updated its spam policy to include attempts to manipulate its AI models in search results. This move aims to prevent deceptive techniques that could skew AI-generated responses.