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Investigation Finds Online Resellers Using AI to Mimic Small Businesses

ABC News found dozens of online retailers using generative AI to pose as retiring craftspeople and sell lower-quality goods at premium prices.

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Scores of online companies are increasingly turning to generative AI technology to deceive consumers, falsely portraying themselves as struggling small businesses to charge a premium for lower quality products, an ABC News visual investigation found.

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Visual investigation: Scores of online resellers are using AI to fool customers by pretending to be mom-and-pop stores

Scores of online companies are using generative AI to fool consumers into paying top prices for lower-quality products by pretending to be struggling small businesses.

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abc News broke the news in United States on Friday, May 8, 2026.
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