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, ...

British mobile phone company Virgin Media O2 has rolled out a new method to vex phone scammers, an artificial intelligence “granny” that keeps them tied up talking so they can’t target real customers.

O2 is deploying artificial intelligence to combat the rising tide of scam and nuisance calls, flagging over 50 million suspicious calls every month. Since launching its free Call Defence service in ...

Call Detect uses adaptive AI to assess calling number behaviour in real time If the system suspects a scam, it will warn users before they answer The latest tool from O2 to protect its customers from ...

The company behind the scam-baiting granny said the AI technology can keep scammers on the phone for 40 minutes at a time, keeping them away from... A phone company developed an AI 'granny' to beat ...