Artificial Intelligence has become a hot topic recently in many industries, but it has been used by sneakerheads for years in the form of “bots.”
These bots help customers quickly purchase desired shoes that are released in limited quantities, often to resell them for a profit on the secondary market. They do this, in part, by enabling buyers to create multiple accounts and improving their chances of not only getting a coveted pair of shoes, but also getting multiple pairs.
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