Apate 派 AI 智能体卧底反诈，套取诈骗情报
原标题：Apate sends AI agents undercover to get scammed so they can gather fraud intelligence
AI 摘要
澳大利亚初创公司 Apate.ai 部署数千个 AI 智能体伪装成受害者，主动接听诈骗电话、回复可疑信息并点击钓鱼链接，以套取诈骗者的银行账户、加密钱包、电话号码和恶意网站等信息。公司称其智能体已在 250 万次对话中浪费诈骗者 17 年时间，客户包括澳大利亚联邦银行、TPG Telecom 等银行、电信和政府部门。Apate 于 2024 年基于麦考瑞大学研究成立，8 月完成 815 万美元种子轮融资，计划拓展伦敦和美国市场。
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Most companies use AI agents to ship products faster or to speed up workflows. Apate.ai sends them undercover to get scammed. Founded in 2024 on the basis of research done in Macquarie University in Sydney, the Australian startup deploys thousands of AI agents that masquerade as innocent victims. The agents can answer scam calls, respond to shady messages and emails, follow phishing links, and join social media groups to bait fraudsters. They pretend to be people of all stripes, sporting differe