Researcher Chris Schmitz is tracking this trend, dubbed "agentic flooding," noting that the vast majority of these AI-generated requests are legitimate claims from individuals entitled to benefits or services, rather than spam. Examples include a doubling of UK housing ombudsman complaints (from 2,600 in 2022 to over 7,000 last year) and a fivefold increase in US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) complaints over the same period.