It’s really quite sophisticated.

John Oliver actually did a great segment on it, but I won’t link it, because a lot of folks don’t like him.

I haven't seen that but I have read some articles about it on propublica. I just kept the description as simple as possible to make it more memorable.

Well, a lot of the scammers are actually slaves, trafficked into Myanmar boiler rooms, by Chinese Tongs.

If AI takes off for this stuff, the gangs are less likely to be kidnapping these poor schlubs.

So … I guess this would be a … positive outcome?

Not sure if AI zealots will be touting it, though.