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O2's AI granny knits tall tales to waste scam callers' time
O2, the mobile operator arm of Brit telecoms giant Virgin Media ( VMO2 ), says it has built the human-like AI to answer calls from fraudsters in real time, keeping them busy on the phone and wasting their time by pretending to be a potential vulnerable target.
O2’s AI Granny Outsmarts Scam Callers with Knitting Tales
Telecommunications firm O2 has created a “human-like AI granny” to answer scam calls with the aim of keeping fraudsters on the phone and away from O2 customers.
AI tool that sounds like a grandmother created to waste phone scammers’ time
AI tool that sounds like a grandmother created to waste phone scammers’ time - The tool was created as part of the ‘Swerve the Scammers’ campaign
O2 creates AI tool that wastes phone scammers' time by pretending to be elderly woman
The telecoms giant said it had created the so-called 'scambaiter' tool in response to research which found that seven in 10 people wanted to get their own back on scammers
Telecom Builds AI ‘Grandmother’ Bot to Talk to Phone Scammers and Waste Their Time
Called Daisy, or "dAIsy," the voice-based AI mimics a senior citizen to hold meandering conversations with phone scammers.
O2’s Innovative AI Granny Wastes Scammers’ Time
O2 introduces an AI-based solution named ‘Granny’ designed to combat phone scams by engaging scammers in prolonged conversations. The AI, known as ‘Daisy,’ mimics a human to make scammers believe they have a real target, effectively wasting their time.
Brilliant AI bot imitates a granny to keep phone scammers on the line for hours
British carrier O2 created Daisy (dAIsy), a chatbot with the personality of a grandma who wants to keep phone scammers on the line.
Meet 'Daisy' an AI bot that wastes phone scammers' time
Scammers beware, there's a new AI ready to waste your time on the phone — and it's intentionally programmed to sound like someone's proud grandma. Developed by UK provider Virgin Media O2 and announced on Thursday,
AI tool that wastes phone scammers’ time launched in the UK
British mobile operator O2 has created an AI-powered tool that sounds like an elderly grandmother, keeping phone scammers on calls and away from the general public. The telecoms giant said it had created the so-called “scambaiter” tool in response to research which found that seven in 10 people wanted to get their own back on scammers,
Phone Company Uses AI Tool to Redirect Scammers to Fake Grandma Who Keeps Them on the Line with Long Stories That Go Nowhere
A British phone company is getting back at scammers with an AI tool that keeps fraudsters on the line with a fake grandma offering fabricated bank information.
O2 creates AI tool to waste phone scammers' time
Mobile operator O2 has created an AI-powered tool that sounds like an elderly grandmother, keeping phone scammers on calls and away from the general public. The telecoms giant said it had created the so-called "scambaiter" tool in response to research which found that seven in 10 people wanted to get their own back on scammers,
O2 unleashes AI grandma on scammers
To make life difficult for phone scammers, the British telecommunications company O2 is now relying on Daisy, an AI-generated ...
Virgin Media O2 bill rises on mobile and broadband contracts slammed as 'hard to justify'
Virgin Media broadband customers will see bills rise by £3.50 a month from April 2025, with the prices applying to deals from ...