# The AI Threat You’ll Never See Coming Is Already Talking to You Online

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/the-ai-threat-youll-never-see-coming-is-already-talking-to-you-online/
- Published: 2026-02-06T09:00:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image credit: Muhammad Usman via Vecteezy. Article by University of British Columbia. SciTechDaily – February 4, 2026. Research article: Science. They will not show up at rallies or cast ballots, but they can still move a democracy. Researchers are increasingly worried about AI-controlled personas that look and sound like ordinary users, then quietly steer what people see, share, and believe online. […] Click here to view original web page at www.scitechdaily.com