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Behind the Blog: Tech Support

This highlights a growing nuisance where conversational AI tools direct users to spam professionals like journalists and researchers with unsolicited support requests.

A 404 Media journalist discusses receiving an influx of AI-generated emails from users after ChatGPT directed them to contact reporters for tech support. The journalist notes that ChatGPT is similarly instructing users to reach out to other journalists, lawyers, and academic researchers with their problems.

  • 404 Media
  • ChatGPT

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