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Daisy, an AI granny wasting scammers' time

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706 points ortusdux | 3 comments | 14 Nov 24 16:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.443s | source
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xnx ◴[14 Nov 24 17:47 UTC] No.42138885[source]▶
Seems like the logical endpoint of a lot of this is people getting paid directly for their attention. Want to call me? I've set a price of $5/call that I answer, and an additional $10/minute of listen time after the first 10 seconds. Want to send me an email? $1/email and $5/100 words. Anyone I have emailed is automatically on my allow-list, which I can also adjust manually.
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bawolff ◴[14 Nov 24 18:36 UTC] No.42139522[source]▶
If you have already sorted the world between people you want to take calls from and people you don't, why wouldn't you just block the people you don't want instead of charging them money?
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1. dotancohen ◴[14 Nov 24 18:44 UTC] No.42139629[source]▶
Because there's a middle ground of people who we have not yet categorized. I don't know every phone number my doctor might call me from.
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2. anonzzzies ◴[14 Nov 24 19:57 UTC] No.42140489[source]▶
My doctor, bank, eh well everyone, will text or email me if they cannot reach me. I haven't answered a number I don't recognize for the past 10 years; life is excellent.
3. bawolff ◴[14 Nov 24 20:03 UTC] No.42140553[source]▶
And you think your doctor would be willing to pay for the privledge of talking to you?