Daisy, an AI grandma, wastes scammers’ time with small talk about scones, knitting, and nostalgia for 40 minutes at a time.
O2's experiment proves AI can disrupt fraudsters by keeping them on pointless, never-ending calls.
Future versions of Daisy could feature different accents and personalities to further frustrate scammers.
Daisy, the AI-powered bot, engages scammers through dithering small talk to waste their time, frustrating them with never-ending conversations and preventing them from targeting real victims.