'AI Granny' Driving Scammers Up the Wall

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By msmashFeb 5, 2025, 12:20 pm110 pts
Since November, British telecom O2 has deployed an AI chatbot masquerading as a 78-year-old grandmother to waste scammers' time. The bot, named Daisy, engages fraudsters by discussing knitting patterns, recipes, and asking about tea preferences while feigning computer illiteracy. The Guardian has an update this…

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