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Daisy, an AI granny wasting scammers' time

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706 points ortusdux | 2 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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guidoism ◴[14 Nov 24 18:36 UTC] No.42139519[source]▶
That's similar to the idea I had for combating texting spam: - If your number is in my address book then texts are free for you - If this is the first time you are contacting me then you pay me $1

There are probably downsides and ways this will screw up real relationships but it will certainly increase the cost of spam.

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1. jameshart ◴[14 Nov 24 21:06 UTC] No.42141223[source]▶
You just made the new scam ‘persuading you to text me’. I get $1 for everyone I fool!
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2. odo1242 ◴[14 Nov 24 23:46 UTC] No.42142547[source]▶
Presumably the money would go to the telecom company, I think. Still very good for trolls though.