Resemble AI Test Finds Common Bot Detection Tools Caught 3.1% to 14.8% of Disguised AI Agents
TLDR
A Resemble AI test found that common bot detection tools caught only 3.1% to 14.8% of disguised AI agents, while its own RAD-S1 tool flagged at least 98.8% of the same agents.
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Resemble AI reported that existing bot detection tools identified between 3.1% and 14.8% of disguised AI agents in its test. The company said its free RAD-S1 tool, available for sites up to 1 million sessions, flagged at least 98.8% of the same agents. The article notes that neither figure is backed by a stated sample size or human error rate.
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