How One Man’s AI Spambot Hack Led to a Delicious Birthday Dessert | CNN business

How One Man’s AI Spambot Hack Led to a Delicious Birthday Dessert | CNN business

By Zach Wasser
Publication Date: 2025-11-15 11:00:00

Cameron Mattis, who works in technology, kept receiving unsolicited emails and LinkedIn messages from recruiters that struck him as a bit odd. Suspecting they were written by AI, he added code to his LinkedIn bio to trick the bots into emailing him something strange – a recipe for the Spanish dessert flan. CNN’s Zach Wasser reports.