A screenshot of the AI-generated “Daisy” — a brand new program launched by British telephone firm O2 to fight telephone scams.
Screenshot captured by NPR/O2
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British cell phone firm O2 has unveiled a brand new creation, Daisy, a chit-chat and kitty-cat loving synthetic intelligence “granny” who talks to scammers to maintain them away from actual individuals.
“Whats up, scammers. I am your worst nightmare,” Daisy says by means of introduction to would-be ne’er-do-wells.
Within the video introduction, that includes former Love Island contestant and rip-off sufferer Amy Hart, scammers are heard feeling a lot of the identical frustrations they put their victims via as Daisy breezily yammers on about her kitten, Fluffy, and her lack of ability to comply with the scammers’ directions.
“I believe your occupation is bothering individuals, proper?” one defeated scammer tells Daisy after being given the runaround.
“It is practically been an hour! For the love of [bleep],” one other yells in frustration.
However for Daisy, time could not be much less of a priority.
“Whereas they’re busy speaking to me, they can not be scamming you. And let’s face it, expensive, I’ve acquired on a regular basis on the earth,” she says.
O2, the corporate behind the scam-baiting granny, stated the AI know-how can maintain scammers on the telephone for 40 minutes at a time. Daisy was skilled with the assistance of YouTuber and software program engineer Jim Browning, who has made an internet profession exposing scammers to his group of 4.4 million subscribers.
As a way to bait scammers into time-wasting calls, the corporate utilized the apply of “quantity seeding,” which put the AI granny’s quantity on lists utilized by scammers to seek out their victims. The granny gimmick’s aim is twofold: to maintain scammers away from actual individuals and to lift consciousness in regards to the risks of dangerous telephone hoaxes.
“We’re dedicated to enjoying our half in stopping the scammers, investing in all the pieces from firewall know-how to dam out rip-off texts to AI-powered spam name detection to maintain our prospects protected,” Murray Mackenzie, the corporate’s director of fraud, stated in a press release.
“However crucially, Daisy can also be a reminder that regardless of how persuasive somebody on the opposite finish of the telephone could also be, they are not at all times who you suppose they’re.”
