UK Telecom Giant Deploys AI Grandmother 'Daisy' to Combat Phone Scammers

Carrier creates AI grandmother Daisy to waste scammers' time

UK mobile carrier O2 has created Daisy, an AI grandmother designed to waste the time of phone scammers by keeping them on the line as long as possible. Anyone can report a scam call or message by texting their number to 7722, where it will be checked and then added to the list of targets ... The

This 'lifelike' AI granny is infuriating phone scammers. Here's how - and why

At a time when AI scams are on the rise, one mobile operator is fighting back -- with an AI grandma. In a blog post, UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 introduced "Daisy," an AI granny whose sole purpose is to answer the phone and keep scammers busy. Also: AI songs are infiltrating Spotify -

This 'AI Granny' Bores Scammers to Tears

UK-based mobile operator Virgin Media O2 has created an AI-generated "scambaiter" tool to stall scammers. The AI tool, called Daisy, mimics the voice of an elderly woman and performs one simple task: talk to fraudsters and "waste as much of their time as possible." Here's how Daisy works: O2 added

Phone network employs AI "grandmother" to waste scammers' time with meandering conversations

In brief: Human-like AIs have brought plenty of justifiable concerns about their ability to replace human workers, but a company is turning the tech against one of humanity's biggest scourges: phone scammers. The AI imitates the criminals' most popular target, a senior citizen, who keeps the

'Worst nightmare' AI Granny deployed to combat phone scammers in the best way possible

TL;DR: Phone scammers are becoming more sophisticated with AI, but AI can also be used against them. Virgin Media O2 has introduced an AI called Daisy, designed to impersonate a confused grandmother to waste scammers' time. Phone scammers are only becoming more frequent and sophisticated,

Meet 'Daisy' an AI bot that wastes phone scammers' time

The spammers. The scammers. And you. Telemarketers and junk mail has evolved in the digital age to a behemoth of persistent trickery. In Scammed, we help you navigate a connected world that's out for your money, your information, or just your attention. Scammers beware, there's a new AI ready to

Phone Provider Deploys "State-of-the-Art AI Granny" to Waste Scammers' Time

UK telecom company Virgin Media O2 just revealed a fascinating AI entity: an audio chatbot that takes the persona of a confused grandmother, fine-tuned to do nothing except make phone scammers angry. "As 'Head of Scammer Relations,' this state-of-the-art AI Granny's mission is to talk with

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. For all of AI's faultsâ€"like encouraging people to eat deadly mushroomsâ€"sometimes it can be used to good ends. O2, the UK's largest mobile network operator, has deployed a

Meet Daisy -- the AI-generated granny helping to trap scammers

Scammers are becoming increasingly sophisticated, turning to artificial intelligence to better con their victims out of money. This includes using deepfakes to present themselves as someone else. Now, AI is being used in the fight back with telecom company O2 deploying an AI-powered granny in the

'AI granny' scambaiter wastes telephone fraudsters' time with boring chat

Telephone scams are nothing new, but with the advent of AI, it has become harder than ever for people to know whether the person they're speaking to is in fact who they say they are. But U.K. mobile network O2 is turning the tables, creating what it calls an "AI granny" to keep scammers on the line

This Grandma AI Bot Will Waste Scammers Time by Staying on the Phone for Hours

Artificial intelligence is a much-maligned technology with many asking if we really need it at all but a British telecommunications company may have found a useful application for it. O2 has come up with an AI grandma called "Daisy" which is designed to waste scammers' time by keeping them on the

Daisy the AI granny is here to answer calls from scammers and waste their time

New survey reveals that 7 in 10 (71%) of Brits would like to get their own back against scammers that have tried to trick them or their loved ones. You might not have thought it possible, but grannies will be leading the AI revolution and fighting back against scammers. We're talking about Daisy

This AI-generated grandma thwarts scammers with long stories about her cat

Scammers worldwide are making off big. Last year alone, the Federal Trade Commission estimates US consumers lost a record $10 billion due to fraud, a 14% increase from just one year prior. More and more, scammers are targeting older, vulnerable people over the phone. Over than two-thirds of UK

O2 deploys AI granny against scammers

Brit mobile network's Daisy has time, patience, and plenty of yarns to spin Watch out, scammers. O2 has created a new weapon in the fight against fraud: an AI granny that will keep you talking until you get bored and give up. O2, the mobile operator arm of Brit telecoms giant Virgin Media (VMO2),

'AI Granny' is happy to talk with phone scammers all day

On Thursday, the UK's largest mobile network operator, O2, introduced a chatbot designed to frustrate phone scammers. Called "dAIsy," it mimics an older woman with all kinds of time to chat - about knitting, her cat Fluffy - with the aim of keeping fraudsters engaged as they try obtaining her

The Best Use of AI Ever: A 'Grandma' Built To Waste Telescammers' Time - Decrypt

British telecom giant O2 announced what could be the first deployment of conversational AI specifically designed to counter telephone fraud in the UK telecommunications sector. The hero: a clueless grandma who endlessly and frustratingly digresses while idiot scammers attempt to hoodwink her out

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 and sensitive personal information. But a new "AI granny", who loves calling people "dear" and talking about her fluffy cat, has emerged as a self-proclaimed "scammer's worst

They create an artificial intelligence grandmother to troll scammers: O2 just beat the game - Softonic

Finally, a use of AI that 100% of people support: the troll AI that protects us from scams AI has a lot of potential uses, many of them bad and many good. Today's case is one of the good ones. Or rather, one of the brilliant ones, as creating an avatar of a grandmother managed by AI to drive phone

The Newest Tactic to Get Back at Scammers Is an AI-Powered Grandma

Passkey Support Finally Comes to LastPass, but There Are a Few Catches Do you have that one relative who will not hang up the phone, no matter what? Turns out, a network operator is tapping into that raw conversational power to waste scammers' time. A British telecommunications company has

An AI-Powered Scam Baiter Lady Is The Way To Get Back At Phone Scammers By Giving Them A Taste Of Their Own Medicine

While AI has been a hot topic for the tech community for quite a while and has generated quite the buzz for how it has transformed communication and become a major part of everyone's lives, it has also raised some serious concerns. Many discussions have erupted about the blurring gap between human