Everything is an AI scam now

The author describes a flood of implausible AI-generated product ads on YouTube and elsewhere, from fake prescription glasses to impossible air conditioners, noting that platforms do little to verify them. They also share a phishing email that used ChatGPT to produce a tailored pitch for their own free blackout poetry book, calling it a more sophisticated version of the Nigerian Prince scam. The post argues that scammers only need a small percentage of people to respond, and that constant verification is exhausting.