British mobile phone company O2 has unveiled a new creation, Daisy, a chit-chat and kitty-cat loving artificial intelligence “granny” who talks to scammers to keep them away from real people.
“Hello, scammers. I’m your worst nightmare,” Daisy says by way of introduction to would-be ne’er-do-wells.
In the video introduction, featuring former Love Island contestant and scam victim Amy Hart, scammers are heard feeling much of the same frustrations they put their victims through as Daisy breezily yammers on about her kitten, Fluffy, and her inability to follow the scammers’ instructions.
Kitboga tried to do something similar. He would send scammers fake receipts from Bitcoin ATMs and tell them they have to call to finish the transaction. Then he had an AI customer service answer the calls. It’s funny to watch but the model he used struggled a lot with coming up with realistic reasons why it was taking so long.