Big banks are worried AI agents could increase the risk of scams and fraud

Mashable Selects Look Up Mashable's Best: E-readers, robovacs, laptops, earbuds, smart home and more Say More Safety Net Versus Creator Playbook In My Bag Trending Now Back to School Good Connection: Uplifting stories for a digital age Switch Off All Series Agentic AI assistants could lose users' money to scams and fraud. Now, big banks are calling for proactive solutions. Matt Binder joined Mashable's tech vertical in 2018, where he covers social media, tech policy, cybersecurity, online scams, cryptocurrency, AI, creator news, weird tech, and other related tech beats. Financial institutions are sharing their concerns about AI chatbots making purchases for users. While AI true believers worry about doom-and-gloom scenarios of AI destroying the world, some major financial institutions are sounding the alarm over a more grounded AI-related concern: scams.