How AI "ghost students" are stealing financial aid

Marketplace Tech
03/07/2025 8 min
How AI "ghost students" are stealing financial aid

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In today’s episode, Marketplace’s Nova Safo speaks with Sharon Lurye, a data reporter at the Associated Press, about her recent investigation into “ghost students” — scammers who use AI to pretend to be college students in order to steal financial aid and loan money.

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