Polite bots are better at fooling people on social media

Surfshark surveyed 1,722 people worldwide and found participants recognized only 40% of AI bots on social media. Positive and friendly bots were noticed in 38% of cases versus 50.2% for negative ones, and bots with emojis were caught in over 60% of cases.

• Participants recognized only 40% of AI bots on social media
• Positive bots were noticed in 38% of cases, negative in 50.2%
• Bots with emojis were caught in over 60% of cases, without in 35%
• People over 50 showed the worst recognition accuracy