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This has been a huge problem, this is now up on every page at npr dot org

Bob Kopp@bobkopp.net

Heads up for book authors: I’ve stumbled into a LLM-powered scam that invites authors for seemingly journalistic interviews, then asks for a financial contribution to cover publicity costs. (I didn’t realize it was LLM driven until I received a second invite with very similar language)

30/9/26, 1:22 pm5 reposts14 likes

Bob Kopp

@bobkopp.net

I hadn’t seen that, but that request was how I figured out this wasn’t real in the first place — it was only when I got two more requests, one from a different host, that I realized it was agentic.

Eric McDaniel | NPR

@ericm.cd

Truly a mess. I was annoyed when the messages because I thought it was self-evident and SAYING you don’t offer money is a bit 🧐 — but you wouldn’t believe how many of these posts I’ve seen