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中文(ZH) https://www. techbang.com/posts/134184-ai-c hatbots-waste-scammer-time-reduce-fraud 【既然騙子用 AI 騙人，那就用 AI 騙回去！Apate.ai 訓練成千上萬 AI 機器人專接詐騙電話】 『澳洲網安新創 Apate.ai 做了一件聽

AI army created to waste scammers' time and gather intel

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An Australian cybersecurity startup, Apate.ai, has developed an AI system designed to combat scammers by engaging them in lengthy conversations. This AI army, which has participated in over 2.5 million dialogues with scammers globally, aims to waste the fraudsters' time and extract their payment details and phishing website information. The initiative has reportedly consumed approximately 17 years of scammers' operational time. AI

IMPACT This approach could offer a novel method for law enforcement and cybersecurity firms to disrupt scam operations and gather intelligence on fraudulent activities.

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a product/service developed by a startup to address a specific problem, rather than a core AI release or significant industry event.

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AI army created to waste scammers' time and gather intel

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 中文(ZH) · [email protected] ·

    Since scammers use AI to deceive people, let's use AI to deceive them back! Apate.ai trains tens of thousands of AI robots to answer scam calls. Australian cybersecurity startup Apate.ai did something that...

    https://www. techbang.com/posts/134184-ai-c hatbots-waste-scammer-time-reduce-fraud 【既然騙子用 AI 騙人，那就用 AI 騙回去！Apate.ai 訓練成千上萬 AI 機器人專接詐騙電話】 『澳洲網安新創 Apate.ai 做了一件聽起來有點「缺德」卻大快人心的事：訓練成千上萬個 AI 假受害者，主動接詐騙電話、加詐騙好友，把騙子綁在線上幾十分鐘，順手套出他們的收款帳號與釣魚網站。截至目前，這支 AI 軍團已跟全球各地的詐騙分子進行了超過 250 萬次對話，累計消耗騙子…

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