“It’s a bad day to be a phone scammer.”
O2 built an AI pensioner that keeps scam callers on the line for up to 40 minutes. The same release says O2 blocked 89 million scam texts last year and that 22% of Brits face a fraud attempt every week. A chatbot that burns a scammer’s afternoon is a fine marketing stunt. The carrier that delivers those calls to its customers is the one with the power to stop them, and it built a granny instead.