Phone Provider Deploys "State-of-the-Art AI Granny" to Waste Scammers' Time

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Grand Plan U.K.telecom company Virgin Media O2 just revealed its own AI chatbot, and it's fine-tuned to do nothing except make phone scammers angry.

The post Phone Provider Deploys "State-of-the-Art AI Granny" to Waste Scammers' Time appeared first on Futurism.

When pressed for bank information, she'll provide scammers with random numbers. She's kept scammers on the line for as long as 40 minutes, O2 says.

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Author / Journalist: Ashley Bardhan

Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence Telephones The digest Scams

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Published On: 2024-11-16 @ 16:00:36 (11 hours ago)

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