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Amanda Caswell

I got scammed out of $150 shopping via ChatGPT — here's how fake stores are fooling AI recommendations [update: OpenAI responds]

Online shopping.

Like many people, I've started using ChatGPT for shopping. I'm already using the chatbot throughout the day, and when it started recommending products and retailers, it felt like an easy way to save time. Instead of opening a dozen browser tabs, I could compare products, find alternatives and track down the best deals in a single conversation.

At first, it worked surprisingly well. Then I got scammed.

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