Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence
TechCrunch 23 hours ago 6
Apate.ai deployed thousands of undercover AI agents that impersonate scam victims to engage fraudsters and collect intelligence for customers. The company says its agents have wasted 17 years of scammers’ time across 2.5 million conversations. Customers use the extracted details to adjust anti-fraud measures and initiatives, with reported results including a 76% drop in publicly reported scam losses for Commonwealth.