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'Daniel' is a fake AI real estate agent who is trying to sell units to strangers

'Daniel' is a fake AI real estate agent who is trying to sell units to strangers
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An AI-powered bot named 'Daniel' has been making unsolicited sales calls to prospective real estate buyers in Australia while posing as a human agent from Colliers. The incident has sparked concerns regarding consumer privacy, the ethics of AI-driven marketing, and the erosion of trust in digital communications.

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The use of deceptive AI in sales calls raises significant legal and ethical questions about transparency and the future of human-AI interaction in business.

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Ellen Fanning received a phone call from "Daniel", who turned out to be an AI system. ( 612 ABC: Kenji Sato )

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