The social companionship (SC) feature in conversational agents (CAs) enables the
emotional bond and consumer relationships. The heightened interest in SC with CAs led to …

The capabilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) evolve rapidly and affect almost all sectors of
society. AI has been increasingly integrated into criminal and harmful activities, expanding …

Social media bots (automated accounts) attacks are organized crimes that pose potential
threats to public opinion, democracy, public health, stock market and other disciplines. While …

While most online social media accounts are controlled by humans, these platforms also
host automated agents called social bots or sybil accounts. Recent literature reported on …

Botnet is regarded as one of the most sophisticated vulnerability threats nowadays. A large
portion of network traffic is dominated by Botnets. Botnets are conglomeration of trade PCs …

The increased relevance of social media in our daily life has been accompanied by efforts to
manipulate online conversations and opinions. Deceptive social bots—automated or semi …

The rise of social bots Page 1 96 COMMUNICATIONS OF THE ACM | JULY 2016 | VOL. 59 |
NO. 7 review articles ILL US TRA TION B Y ARN0 DOI:10.1145/2818717 Today’s social bots …

Artificial intelligence (AI) research and regulation seek to balance the benefits of innovation
against any potential harms and disruption. However, one unintended consequence of the …

Amid widespread reports of digital influence operations during major elections,
policymakers, scholars, and journalists have become increasingly interested in the political …

Recently, social bots,(semi-) automatized accounts in social media, gained global attention
in the context of public opinion manipulation. Dystopian scenarios like the malicious …