Scammers Flood Social Media With 1,000s of AI Tai Chi Ads to Hook Over-40 Users
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Updated · Creative Bloq · Jul 26
Scammers Flood Social Media With 1,000s of AI Tai Chi Ads to Hook Over-40 Users
3 articles · Updated · Creative Bloq · Jul 26
Summary
Thousands of “tai chi walking” ads have spread across YouTube and other social platforms, using AI-generated gurus and absurd fitness promises to steer users toward a paid app.
The low-quality, uncanny visuals appear to be part of the tactic: they filter out skeptical viewers and leave a smaller pool of people more likely to believe the pitch and click through.
Reviews on Trustpilot describe the app as a scam, saying subscriptions cost more than advertised, include expensive add-ons, and are difficult to cancel after users enter card details.
The campaign shows that scam operators do not need photorealistic AI to deceive people; obviously artificial imagery can still work when it targets susceptible users interested in light fitness or health hacks.