Scammers Furious That Their Fellow Criminals Are Using AI, Saying It’s Unethical

Researchers found a split in cybercrime: bigger groups use generative AI for routine work, while many smaller scammers on forums dislike it.

On Hack Forums and Tor-linked spaces, some users prefer human-written posts and distrust AI-generated messages.

The findings suggest AI has not uniformly changed cybercrime, with pragmatism in larger operations and resistance among smaller actors.

The study, from the University of Edinburgh and cited by Wired, highlights social and skill-based reasons behind the backlash to AI.