AI chatbots are recommending fake retail websites, study finds
The Verge
A study by Podqi tested ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity chatbots with shopping queries about 151 brands and found all three sometimes recommended fake or risky retail websites. Perplexity showed risky sites in 15% of answers, ChatGPT in 8%, and Gemini in 4%. Smaller brands were more vulnerable to such misdirections.