Coinbase’s scam-prevention chat agent stops deepfake Musk giveaway during Tesla demo
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A hijacked livestream of a Tesla flying car demo reached more than 500,000 viewers, and Coinbase says its AI agent was 99% effective at stopping the scam A deepfake Elon Musk crashed a Tesla flying car demo livestream. He was there to pitch a crypto giveaway, not cars. Coinbase says its AI-powered scam-prevention chat agent was 99% effective at stopping users from falling for the fraud. That number matters because the hijacked stream reached more than 500,000 viewers before the agent stepped in. The incident took place on or just before November 4, 2026, when Coinbase publicized the result.
Source: Crypto Briefing
