I genuinely didn’t realize AI apps could check scams for you now and I feel extremely late
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A user discovered that AI apps, specifically those connected to ChatGPT, can now effectively detect and explain scam attempts. Initially skeptical of the "apps" feature, they were surprised by the AI's ability to identify manipulative tactics like urgency and emotional pressure, rather than just labeling messages as fake. This functionality felt akin to having a cybersecurity expert, leading the user to wonder if others are already regularly utilizing such tools.
I thought the ChatGPT “apps” thing was gonna be another gimmicky feature nobody actually uses, but apparently you can connect tools to it that do real stuff now?
I found this out after my roommate almost got tricked by one of those fake “your bank account is locked” texts that looked horrifyingly legit. We pasted it into ChatGPT mostly as a joke and somehow ended up down a rabbit hole of AI scam detection tools.
The wild part is it actually explained why the message was manipulative instead of just saying “this is fake.” Stuff like urgency tactics, emotional pressure, weird link behavior. It felt like having a cybersecurity friend sitting next to you.
I genuinely think most people have no idea these AI apps/integrations even exist yet.
Are people actually using this stuff regularly already or am I super behind?