Apate, an Australian company, has built a system that redirects phone scammers to AI bots. The bots keep the conversation going, collect data and prevent the scammer from reaching real victims. Banks and telecoms already use the platform, which also joins scam chat groups and replies to texts. In testing, calls with the bots lasted over two hours, while the bots stayed skeptical enough to frustrate the scammers.
Why it matters
By tying up scammers for minutes or hours, the bots could spare hundreds of people from fraud each day.
