O2 has created an "AI granny" to keep scammers on the call, with the express purpose of wasting as much of their valuable time as possible.

UK carrier O2 has created an AI grandma that will trap scammers in meandering conversations to waste as much of their time as possible Daisy is trained on real anonymized scammer data in partnership with well-known scambaiter Jim Browning of the YouTube channel Tech Support Scams New survey reveals that 7 in 10 (71%) of people in the UK would like to get their own back against scammers that have tried to trick them or their loved ones.

After a survey found that 71% of Brits want revenge on scammers, mobile operator O2 deploys Daisy, an AI tool that keeps fraudsters on the line to waste their time.

A new AI “granny” from British phone company O2 keeps scammers distracted, as financial fraud becomes a global problem.

Scammers beware, there's a new AI ready to waste your time on the phone — and it's intentionally programmed to sound like someone's proud grandma. Developed by UK provider Virgin Media O2 and announced on Thursday,