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.