AI.com Website Faces Fraud Accusations After Super Bowl Promotion
A new website, AI.com, purchased for a reported $70 million, is facing accusations of being a scam after a high-profile advertisement during the Super Bowl led too a surge in sign-ups. The site, founded by tech entrepreneur Kris Marszalek, promises users an AI agent capable of performing tasks like stock trading and online dating profile optimization. Though, early adopters are reporting suspicious practices, especially a requirement to submit banking details even for the free version of the service. [1, 2]
The advertisement during the Super Bowl, featuring Bad Bunny and a cameo by Lady Gaga, significantly boosted traffic to AI.com. [2] Upon registration, users are prompted to provide financial details under the guise of verifying their humanity – a requirement that has raised immediate red flags.
“It’s there that I stopped laughing: you don’t need to enter your credit card with a 5-minute countdown to claim your pseudo ‘human’ and ‘AI’ while no value proposition has even been made and no billing terms are explained,” one user posted on Reddit, as reported by Ouest-France. [2]
Despite the growing criticism,Kris Marszalek announced on social media that the site has gained 300,000 new users. [2]
Marszalek is known for his significant investments in domain names. In 2018, he purchased crypto.com for $12 million, which now hosts his cryptocurrency exchange platform. [2, 3] Like AI.com, crypto.com is a short, memorable domain name considered highly valuable. This pattern suggests Marszalek views domain name acquisition as a core business strategy. [2]
The controversy surrounding AI.com echoes concerns about the increasing number of scams leveraging the hype around artificial intelligence. users are urged to exercise extreme caution and thoroughly research any new online service requesting sensitive financial information.
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1]Challenges.fr:[https://wwwchallengesfr/entreprise/tech-numerique/il-aura-coute-70-millions-de-dollars-derriere-le-nom-de-domaine-le-plus-cher-de-lhistoire-un-tres-obscur-site-surfant-sur-la-vague-de-lia_639826[https://wwwchallengesfr/entreprise/tech-numerique/il-aura-coute-70-millions-de-dollars-derriere-le-nom-de-domaine-le-plus-cher-de-lhistoire-un-tres-obscur-site-surfant-sur-la-vague-de-lia_639826[https://wwwchallengesfr/entreprise/tech-numerique/il-aura-coute-70-millions-de-dollars-derriere-le-nom-de-domaine-le-plus-cher-de-lhistoire-un-tres-obscur-site-surfant-sur-la-vague-de-lia_639826[https://wwwchallengesfr/entreprise/tech-numerique/il-aura-coute-70-millions-de-dollars-derriere-le-nom-de-domaine-le-plus-cher-de-lhistoire-un-tres-obscur-site-surfant-sur-la-vague-de-lia_639826
2]Ouest-france:[https://wwwouest-francefr/monde/etats-unis/lamerique-celebree-lady-gaga-invitee-ce-quil-faut-retenir-du-spectacle-de-bad-bunny-a-la-mi-temps-du-super-bowl-ce6fc374-0537-11f1-b297-4335c8ab3868[https://wwwouest-francefr/monde/etats-unis/lamerique-celebree-lady-gaga-invitee-ce-quil-faut-retenir-du-spectacle-de-bad-bunny-a-la-mi-temps-du-super-bowl-ce6fc374-0537-11f1-b297-4335c8ab3868[https://wwwouest-francefr/monde/etats-unis/lamerique-celebree-lady-gaga-invitee-ce-quil-faut-retenir-du-spectacle-de-bad-bunny-a-la-mi-temps-du-super-bowl-ce6fc374-0537-11f1-b297-4335c8ab3868[https://wwwouest-francefr/monde/etats-unis/lamerique-celebree-lady-gaga-invitee-ce-quil-faut-retenir-du-spectacle-de-bad-bunny-a-la-mi-temps-du-super-bowl-ce6fc374-0537-11f1-b297-4335c8ab3868
3]Crypto.com:[https://cryptocom/fr-fr[https://cryptocom/fr-fr[https://cryptocom/fr-fr[https://cryptocom/fr-fr