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.
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 ...
Government Technology13h
How does this AI ‘grandmother’ bot fake out phone scammers?
Called Daisy, the bot is powered by an artificial intelligence model that can hold a conversation in real time. It uses a practice called scambaiting to keep scammers talking to it on the phone for ...
Meet the granny who’s catching scammers by talking to them about knitting
Normally it would be a scammer’s dream to catch an elderly victim on the phone, chatting away while extracting bank details ...
‘Close to my deathbed’: How being homeless in SLO County pushes seniors to the brink
From exposure to the elements to inadequate nutrition, homeless seniors experience poor health outcomes in San Luis Obispo ...
‘Grandma’ comes up savage trick to get revenge on scammers and waste their time
Daisy is a tool designed to waste scammers time by talking to them about knitting and her family and can keep them on the ...
Say Thank You for the Birthday Wishes with These Thoughtful Messages
Thank you for sharing your wishes. When I'm planning my party I'll be sure to think of you. From the bottom of my heart, I ...
CNET on MSN23h
Should You Buy a Used Phone on eBay? This Is What You Need to Know
Even Google's more affordable Pixel 8A still costs $499, which is a lot of cash to put down in one go, particularly when many ...
Lock Haven6h
Don’t let a fall sideline your holiday plans
As the holiday season approaches, you probably have a lot on your to-do list — holiday parties and gatherings, shopping for ...
"It's too hard.""…Only 18% of the elderly who know how to order kiosks at restaurants.
It was found that less than 20% of all seniors were able to order food from kiosks, conduct e-commerce or financial ...
Twisted Sifter on MSN12h
Woman Warned People About A Mail Scam That Involves QR Codes. – ‘It’s actually hackers and they’re gonna hack into your phone.’
A woman named Michelle posted a video on TikTok and warned viewers about a clever mail scam that involves a QR code. Michelle ...
Voices: As a student at the University of Utah, I’ve seen how violence prevention efforts fail
When we fail to acknowledge the reality that people who cause harm are not shadowy, criminal figures, we fail to truly ...