# AI Is Getting Really Good at Messing With Cybercriminals

**Published:** October 10, 2026
**Author:** Lily Hay Newman, Matt Burgess
**Source:** Wired — Artificial Intelligence
**Language:** en-US
**HTML:** https://aiqazaqstan.com/en/articles/ai-is-getting-really-good-at-messing-with-cybercriminals

Anti-cybercrime initiatives are increasingly using AI to scam the scammers by tricking them into talking to lifelike bots that they think are real victims.

> From the original source: **Wired — Artificial Intelligence**
> [Read full article at Wired — Artificial Intelligence](https://www.wired.com/story/ai-is-getting-really-good-at-messing-with-cybercriminals/)

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