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Is AI in fraud detection just hype, or does it actually work better than old systems?
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Hey everyone, I work in financial operations, and I'm constantly hearing vendors pitch "revolutionary AI" for fraud detection. It all sounds great in theory—faster, smarter, adaptive. But in practice, I'm skeptical. We use traditional rule-based systems, and while they're clunky and generate tons of false positives, at least I understand the logic. Can AI models truly catch complex, novel fraud schemes that don't match old patterns? Or is it mostly marketing speak that will just add a expensive, black-box layer on top of what we already have? I need concrete benefits, not just buzzwords.



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Your skepticism is understandable, but the shift from static rules to AI is real. The core advantage is that AI systems learn and adapt. They use techniques like machine learning—including supervised learning (trained on known fraud) and unsupervised learning (to spot entirely new anomalies)—to analyze behavior and spot deviations in real-time. This leads to concrete benefits: the ability to process millions of transactions instantly (like Mastercard does) and a dramatic reduction in false positives, with some companies reporting cuts of 75%. It's a move from a reactive, rules-based checklist to a proactive, learning defense system. This article gives a solid overview of how it works: https://aitechfy.com/blog/ai-in-fraud-detection/



-- Edited by toport on Thursday 25th of December 2025 11:31:36 AM



-- Edited by toport on Thursday 25th of December 2025 11:31:50 AM

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