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<p>No, I really do not think this is a person; something about it
just didn't feel right to me, and something in the back of my mind
was saying this was an AI.</p>
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<p>I've usually managed to nail an AI within about 20 seconds,
typically--there's just something about it, and usually the dead
giveaway to me is the awkward pauses when you say something and
it's trying to figure out how to respond.</p>
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<p>I just didn't get that here, but still; something just didn't
seem right at all. I think part of it was that his responses
were just too even; too measured. Given how I replied, I would
have expected a person to express <i>some</i> degree of
annoyance, even if not in words.<br>
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<p>As for <i>why</i>, the only thing I can think of is that a
scammer group is pilot-testing an AI, using a clearly absurd
patter to try an elicit random responses from the people being
called, presumably so they can test how well their AI performs.</p>
<p>Seems a bit odd, sure, but it's probably something I'd do if I
were a scammer group; stress-test it using apparent nonsense, and
hopefully that means it will cope with the real world better.</p>
<p>I suspect we might start hearing of other industries receiving
similar calls, tailored to them. Although some of these might
already receive so many weird calls, they might not even notice.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/21/23 14:19, Jason Gaddis via
VoiceOps wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">+1. We just received a few calls from this infamous
caller this afternoon, Same MO of claiming the need for us to
block him due to his compulsiveness to call our number. Aside
from his name, no other information was shared. There are no
requirements that I'm aware of other than if they are being
abusive to block him. Just based on the number of responses to
the thread this seems pretty targeted than a general mental
condition, but just my two cents. Same telephone number as
posted. I'm suggesting to our folks to stay vigilant.</div>
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