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Bots Have Taken Over Nearly Half the Internet, but Almost a 3rd of Users Can’t Tell Difference

An increasing number of people are losing the ability to distinguish between bots and humans.
Bots Have Taken Over Nearly Half the Internet, but Almost a 3rd of Users Can’t Tell Difference
Chatbots are most often used for low-level customer service and sales task automation, but researchers have been trying to make them perform more sophisticated tasks such as therapy. Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock
Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
8/8/2023|Updated: 8/9/2023
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Crossing paths with a robot or “bot” online is as common as finding a pair of shoes in your closet.

It’s a fundamental part of the internet, but users have hit a critical tipping point: An increasing number of people are losing the ability to distinguish between bots and humans.

Autumn Spredemann
Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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