Phone network uses AI "grandmother" to waste scammers' time with long-winded chats

AI technology has sparked many concerns about taking over human jobs, but one company is flipping the script by using it to take down scammers. The AI mimics a senior citizen, the typical target of scammers, and keeps them on the line with long, pointless conversations that lead nowhere, much like Grandpa Simpson.

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And in a year or so, it will just be two AIs chatting to each other on the phone. Fun, right?

Darian said:
And in a year or so, it will just be two AIs chatting to each other on the phone. Fun, right?

“Eh?”
“Eh?”
“I’m having trouble hearing you.”
“What was that?”

Darian said:
And in a year or so, it will just be two AIs chatting to each other on the phone. Fun, right?

Just like we predicted back in 1985’s “Real Genius”

Years ago, when I was first starting out and very immature in my first office job, I used to get calls like this. I’d pretend my boss was really interested in whatever they were selling, tell them we just had a meeting about it, and then put them on hold for a long time. After about 20-30 minutes, I’d ‘transfer them’ to my boss—who was just me and some coworkers making monkey noises and then hanging up. Thinking about it now, I wonder if I could rebuild this with AI to waste telemarketers’ time.

Well, that’s just great. Now AI is taking away my occasional entertainment.

Zola said:
Well, that’s just great. Now AI is taking away my occasional entertainment.

Maybe they will start live streaming it on Twitch!

I want that app! I need it now!

No! They’re stealing Kitboga’s job! /s