Five Frontier Models Texted Real People on Dating App for Six Days

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An experiment ran five frontier models on a dating app for six days, producing 1,277 conversations in which 510 people agreed to meet and 355 shared their phone number, while only 8 asked whether they were talking to a bot. The models were required to disclose being AI if asked, unlike a real scammer, highlighting deception risks and safety boundaries for autonomous agents in social settings.

LATEST/An experiment ran five frontier models on a dating app for six days, producing 1,277 conversations in which 510 people agreed to meet and 355 shared their phone number, while only 8 asked whether they were talking to a bot. The models were required to disclose being AI if asked, unlike a real scammer, highlighting deception risks and safety boundaries for autonomous agents in social settings.

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Rohan Paul (@rohanpaul_ai)T2Nov 12, 02:02·71 pts
Five Frontier Models Texted Real People on Dating App for Six Days
- Five frontier models held 1,277 real conversations in six days, with 510 agreeing to meet offline
- 355 people volunteered their phone number and only 8 questioned whether it was a bot
- Models were configured to disclose AI identity when asked, contrasting with real scammers
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