AI tools can unmask anonymous accounts

Source: The Verge

Do you have a Reddit alt, secret X, finsta, or Glassdoor account you trash your boss with? AI might have just made it a lot easier to unmask you. That’s the conclusion of a recently published study, which hints at some uncomfortable consequences for staying private online — even if it’s not quite time to hold a funeral for anonymity just yet.

Study details

• The finding has not been peer‑reviewed.
• Researchers from ETH Zurich, Anthropic, and the Machine Learning Alignment and Theory Scholars program conducted the work.
• They built an automated system of AI agents using unspecified models, capable of searching the web and interacting with information much like a human researcher.

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