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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 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 ...
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
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,
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.
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.
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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 ...
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O2 introduces Daisy, the AI chatbot tackling scammers
O2 has launched a campaign featuring a scambaiting chatbot to combat phone scammers, following data from the mobile ...
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O2 ad campaign highlights digital poverty at christmas
UK mobile operator O2 has launched a Christmas TV advertising campaign to highlight the experiences of people affected by ...
Virgin Media and O2 customers face mobile and broadband shake-up that's 'hard to justify'
A Virgin Media O2 spokesperson defended the price increases by saying they were clear to understand and good value for money.
Money blog: Virgin Media O2 price hikes revealed - and they are 'hard to justify'
Virgin Media will implement the "steepest broadband price rises of all providers", equivalent to £3.50 a month. O2 mobile ...
O2 surprises tech fans with 2024 Black Friday deals - and £900 Samsung S24 discount
O2 has joined the 2024 Black Friday sale rush, launching a series of Apple, Samsung and Google discounts, with as much as ...
New O2 campaign highlights the experiences of people affected by data poverty this Christmas
O2 is shining a light on data poverty and raising awareness of the National Databank as part of its new Christmas campaign, ...