Subj : Firefox might one day be able to detect fake reviews written by C
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu May 04 2023 06:15:03

Firefox might one day be able to detect fake reviews written by ChatGPT

Date:
Thu, 04 May 2023 05:00:00 +0000

Description:
Mozilla plans to integrate the Fakespot browser extension into Firefox to 
help detect fake product reviews by scammers.

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Mozilla made a rather interesting purchase as the developer recently 
announced it bought Fakespot, a startup whose browser extension can sniff out 
fake product reviews. 

With this acquisition, Mozilla plans on further integrating Fakespots 
technology into Firefox to help users cut through deceptive reviews [so they 
can] shop with the confidence of knowing what theyre buying is high-quality 
and authentic. 

The extension, in case you dont know, utilizes a combination of artificial 
intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)... to detect [common] patterns in 
online reviews. 

Scammers write in a certain way to artificially inflate a products rank in 
search engines, according to Mozillas post, sp Fakespots reads these reviews 
and gives them a grade from A, meaning its reliable, to F dubbing it 
unreliable. 

Its unknown exactly how Mozilla will integrate Fakespot into its browser 
other than a brief mention of unique features, but as one of the best secure 
browsers you can use, there's plenty of reason to be optimistic about the 
results. 

And dont worry about the extension becoming exclusive to Firefox as the 
extension will continue to work across all major web browsers and mobile 
devices. In fact, developers at Mozilla will help out in its development, so 
presumeably many of the best web browsers using the extension will still 
benefit. ChatGPT scams 

Now you may be wondering: how does this relate to ChatGPT ? 

Well, as it turns out, theres been an uptick of people using AI chatbots to 
write Amazon reviews . Whats funny about the initial wave of these fake 
reviews is they often didnt hide the fact that an AI chatbot wrote them, with 
one literally writing: As an AI language model, I dont have a body in the 
text of a review. 

But that doesnt stop fraudsters from writing bunk content for online 
marketplaces en masse or in different tones of voice to avoid getting caught. 
There's also the growing threat of increased misinformation coming from 
misusing AI chatbots plus more sophisticated phishing campaigns. 

Sure, you can do things yourself by carefully looking for red flags in 
reviews ( we even have a guide thatll tell you what to look for ) or doing 
your own research. However, the sheer amount of content youll have to parse 
through is immense. Even Amazon itself has a hard time cleaning things up. 
Needless to say, shoppers need every advantage in their favor. 

A release date for the new Fakespot integration is also unknown. Hopefully, 
by then, Firefox will be well-equipped to detect ChatGPT-created reviews. We 
did ask Mozilla if it could provide us with any tidbits of the upcoming 
feature like can it detect text from an AI chatbot, and we'll update this 
story if and when we hear back.



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/news/firefox-might-one-day-be-able-to-detect-fake-re
views-written-by-chatgpt


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