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.
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.
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 /some/ degree of annoyance, even if not in words.
As for /why/, 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.
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.
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.
On 9/21/23 14:19, Jason Gaddis via VoiceOps wrote:
+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.
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