"Most days, an email lands in my inbox with the promise to amplify my growth-my newsletter subscribers, the reach of my podcasts, the number of client leads, etc. I've gotten used to random people pitching me on their services, and some of the messages expertly prey on my insecurities as a business owner ("you're leaving so much on the table," et al.). I never answer any of them, but I sometimes wonder which ones might actually be legit."
"A few months back, I opened up the Assistant sidebar in my AI-powered browser when I was browsing one of these emails and asked if it looked suspicious (I think "this look sus?" was the actual prompt). It replied that yes, the message, which pitched finding funding for The Media Copilot, was missing key information that an established organization would include, plus it was sent by someone with an email address from a nonexistent domain and no LinkedIn profile."
Many email pitches promise amplified growth—newsletter subscribers, podcast reach, or client leads—and often prey on business owners' insecurities. An AI-powered browser assistant can flag suspicious messages by identifying missing key information, nonexistent sender domains, and absent LinkedIn profiles. An MIT-maintained portal chronicles a significant rise in harmful AI incidents over recent years. The increase encompasses mistakes and deliberate violations, with the largest growth in misinformation and activity by malicious actors. High-profile AI-driven deceptions are often debunked quickly by news media, but numerous lower-level scams and misleading messages persist beyond rapid public scrutiny.
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