Security · Updated 10 Oct, 05:30 pm IST
Australian startup uses AI bots to waste phone scammers' time
Why it matters for readers: It’s an example of AI being used defensively to waste scammers’ time and learn how fraud works without harming people.
- Apate diverts phone scammers onto calls with AI bots trained to keep conversations going as long as possible.1
- The bots are designed never to fall for scams while giving scammers hope so they stay on the line.1
- The project has been under development for the last two years by the Australian company Apate.1
- Founder Dali Kaafar described the goal as building 'the perfect victims' to waste scammers' time and collect intelligence.1
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