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Like many other grandmothers, Daisy likes to knit, and she isn't very good with technology.

Or, at least, that's what she might tell people on the phone.

Daisy also describes herself as "your worst nightmare." But don't worry, she's not talking to you — she's talking to phone scammers.

That's because Daisy is actually an AI chatbot. She was created by UK phone company Virgin Media O2 to speak to scammers on the phone and make them believe they're talking to a real person.

Older people are very vulnerable to scams. In July, a UK study found that about 67% of people over the age of 75 were victims of at least one scam attempt in the six months before the study — with almost 75% being phone scams.

Enter Daisy, who has been trained to have conversations with phone scammers and waste their time.

Virgin Media O2 worked with Jim Browning, a YouTuber who has spent years "scambaiting" — that is, pretending to be a clueless victim to waste scammers' time.

And that's the whole point — Daisy can't stop scammers, but she can slow them down.

"Whenever she's on the phone with a scammer, your parents, your grandparents, your relatives, are not being scammed," Browning told Sky News.

The company says Daisy is already "wasting hundreds and hundreds of hours of scammers' time," and has shared real-life conversations the chatbot has had with scammers.

Some conversations last nearly an hour. She talks about her cat, Fluffy, and people in her family. In some conversations, she gives the scammers what they want — bank details. But of course, they're not real.

Murray Mackenzie from Virgin Media O2 said Daisy is also a reminder that the person you're speaking to on the phone might not always be who they say they are.

Practice Listening, Reading & Comprehension

Meet the AI Grandma Wasting Scammers' Time

本集全中文特辑里，Karen聊了一下最近在网上大火的两个词：”i人”和“e人”。这两个词到底什么意思？大家可以在听之前先猜一下哦～
也欢迎告诉我们，你是“i人”还是“e人“呢？

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(全中文 Advanced Chinese, HSK5+) “i人”和“e人”

Ascolta i dialoghi: il primo riguarda una chiamata formale, mentre la seconda una chiamata informale.

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Hermit crabs worldwide are abandoning natural shells for plastic, as revealed by online photos analysed in a recent study. This shift underscores the far-reaching effects of human waste on these creatures' habitats. We explore the study's findings and the potential impact of this behaviour on hermit crabs.

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Hermit Crabs Embrace Plastic Shells: A Global Concern

Facciamo un salto nella seconda metà del diciannovesimo secolo! In questo episodio descrivo il dipinto "Colazione in giardino" di Giuseppe De Nittis. Cercatene l'immagine su internet e fate un buon ascolto!

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Hi everyone, in this episode I talk about how i like to have my meals. Do I prefer to cook them or would I rather be cooked for? Which do you prefer? Let me know in the comments :)

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What's Your Opinion? Cooking or Being Cooked for

El mundo cambia y estos cambios traen consigo conceptos, o cosas que necesitan nuevas palabras para describirlos. Muchas veces creamos palabras totalmente nuevas, y otras creamos palabras fusionando dos palabras que ya existen.

 En el episodio de hoy te hablo de unas palabras bastante recientes que han nacido para adaptarse y describir cosas de los nuevos tiempos.

Espero que disfrutes del episodio y aprendas algo nuevo. Después de escucharlo no te olvides de decirme:
-si habías escuchado estas palabras antes

-si conoces otras palabras que han nacido como consecuencia de algo nuevo

-y si en tu idioma también habéis desarrollado nuevas palabras.
