Daisy the AI Granny

Daisy the AI Granny! She's a chatbot created by British mobile phone company Virgin Media O2, designed specifically to engage with phone scammers. Her purpose is to waste the scammers' time by pretending to be a real person, so that actual people don't have to deal with them. Daisy uses conversational AI to fool scammers into thinking they're speaking with a human, and she's been making waves since her debut earlier this month. It's a pretty clever way to use AI to combat a common problem!

How does it work?

1. When you receive a call from a suspected scammer, answer the phone as you normally would.
2. Once the scammer starts talking, transfer the call to Daisy by dialing the number provided by Virgin Media O2.
3. Daisy will take over the conversation from there, using her conversational AI to keep the scammer on the line and waste their time.
4. You can hang up and go about your day, knowing that Daisy is handling the situation for you.

It's important to note that Daisy is a service provided by Virgin Media O2, so you'll need to have a phone plan with them to use it. However, other companies may offer similar services, so it's worth looking into if you're interested in using AI to combat phone scammers.

I like this alot. Hopefully we will see something soon in Oz.

https://news.virginmediao2.co.uk/o2-unveils-daisy-the-ai-granny-wasting-scammers-time/

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