Surfshark AI bots social media bot detection emotional engagement

Nearly half of people tested in a new simulation cannot reliably tell AI-generated comments from those written by real humans - and the problem gets measurably worse the moment the conversation turns political. A study conducted by cybersecurity company Surfshark, built in collaboration with Interaction Design master's students at Malmö University, tested 710 participants on their ability to identify bot-written content across four distinct discussion topics.