CryptoSlate analysis indicates that artificial intelligence (AI) technology makes scam activities cheaper and larger in scale. Chainalysis research found that scam operations linked to AI providers had an average on-chain revenue of $3.2 million, 4.5 times higher than operations not linked to AI. The FBI's 2025 Internet Crime Complaint Center report showed 22,364 AI-related complaints, with adjusted losses of approximately $893.3 million. Anthropic's August 2025 report also documented AI models being used for extortion, with demands sometimes exceeding $500,000. FATF President Giles Thomson stated that AI enables a small number of individuals to carry out scam work that previously required large teams.