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Daisy, an AI granny wasting scammers' time

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706 points ortusdux | 1 comments | 14 Nov 24 16:52 UTC | HN request time: 0s | 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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xnx ◴[14 Nov 24 18:55 UTC] No.42139780[source]▶
My attention is valuable. I should be able to sell it on my terms.
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1. vinceguidry ◴[14 Nov 24 19:35 UTC] No.42140232{3}[source]▶
No way to vet the quality of your offering makes a both-ways attention economy fundamentally unworkable in a Western society. If you were really prepared to be an 'attention worker', then you could go work at a click farm or content moderation firm or the like, one of the fastest growing markets in the developing world.

Best I can offer you is an in-game bonus for watching an ad.