AI talking to scammers

Hey clever people,

Here's your no-fluff breakdown of how one startup built an AI agent (not just another chatbot with fancy marketing).

The Granny Gambit: Their Secret Test 

Before launching their AI phone screener, this team did something wild: they created "Granny AI". It was designed specifically to waste a scammer’s time.

Why? Well, if it could fool professional scammers for 30+ minutes, it could handle any call screening scenario (talk about learning from the best worst!).

The Results:

• 20,000 hours of scammer time wasted  (AI taking revenge)

• One call lasted 47 minutes, where AI talked about her "28 cats" (meow-sterpiece performance)

• Scammers couldn't detect that it was an AI

This wasn't just a fun experiment. Every minute of scammer calls taught them how to build the product that's now screening real calls.

What Makes This a True Agent: 

• Dynamic Conversation Handling: Adapts strategy based on caller intent (like a chess master, but for phones)

• Context-Aware Responses: "Is the founder available?" It knows that you're in that crucial investor meeting

• Continuous Learning: Gets better at recognizing YOUR important calls, specifically

Their Real Production Metrics:

• 99.2% spam detection accuracy

• 0.3% false positive rate 

• 84% of calls are handled completely autonomously 

• Your contacts always get through (because relationships matter)

The Bottom Line:

The Granny experiment proved their agent could pass the ultimate test: deliberate deception by professionals who manipulate people.

It's protecting real people's productivity by autonomously managing their most annoying daily interruptions.

- Aaron & The Clever Nest Team