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[bcrichster]

Today's Hero Made an A.I. That Annoys Telemarketers For As Long As Possible..

Hanging up on annoying telemarketers is the easiest way to deal with them, but that just sends their autodialers onto the next unfortunate victim. Roger Anderson decided that telemarketers deserved a crueler fate, so he programmed an artificially intelligent bot that keeps them on the line for as long as possible.

https://gizmodo.com/todays-hero-made-an-ai-that-annoys-telemarketers-for-as-1756344562

 

[Hadron]

I once had a landline phone that had a "music on hold" feature: press that button and the caller would listen to a tinny synthesised version of Greensleeves until you came back. It was truly horrible, so the only people I'd ever use it on were junk callers: "Yes, that does sound interesting. Can I just put you on hold for a minute while I go and get my wife..."