Industrialized heartbreak: how generative AI enables romance fraud at scale
Dominguez Castillo, Lorena (2026) — AI and Ethics
Type: Journal Article
Country: Global (multinational)
Tags: Romance fraud, Generative AI, Deepfake, AI governance, Platform accountability, Technology-facilitated abuse, Sextortion, Cryptocurrency laundering
Industrialized heartbreak describes a trend in which generative AI tools amplify romance fraud by enabling scalable creation of convincing digital personas and outreach. Proponents and critics alike discuss how text-base...