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I’m honestly surprised it hasn’t been more prevalent yet. I still get call centre type spam calls where you can hear all the background noise of the rest of the

I’m honestly surprised it hasn’t been more prevalent yet. I still get call centre type spam calls where you can hear all the background noise of the rest of the call centre.

userbinator 10mo ago
Is the background noise real, or is it also AI-generated to make you think that it's a human?
- tartoran 10mo ago
  The background noise is a recording for sure, no AI needed, just a background noise audiofile in a loop would do.
  - VladVladikoff 10mo ago
    Why though? It adds nothing positive, it only makes me sure it is a scam call.
    - the_af 10mo ago
      I assume it's to make it seem like an actual call center rather than a scam. I recently got two phone scam attempts (credit card related) that sounded exactly like this.
      - ldenoue 10mo ago
        I built a voice AI stack and background noise can be really helpful to a restaurant AI for example. Italian background music or cafe background is part of the brand. It’s not meant to make the caller believe this is not a bot but only to make the AI call on brand.
        grim_io 10mo ago
        You can call it what ever you like, but to me this is deceptive. Where is the difference between this and Indian support staff pretending to be in your vicinity by telling you about the local weather? Your version is arguably even worse because it can plausibly fool people more competently.
        ldenoue 10mo ago
        It doesn't have to be. You can configure your bot to great the user. E.g. "Aleksandra is not available at the moment, but I'm her AI assistant to help you book a table. How may I help you?" So you're telling the caller that it is an AI, and yet you can have a pleasant background audio experience.
      - SoftTalker 10mo ago
        you actually answer unknown callers?
        the_af 10mo ago
        Yes. Sometimes it's a legit call. Not often, though. Example of legit calls: the pizza delivery guy decided to call my phone instead of ringing the bell, for whatever reason.
        mcny 10mo ago
        I worked door dash for a couple of days and there were multiple people who wrote in all caps to not ring the door bell. Why? I have no idea.
        SoftTalker 10mo ago
        Probably because it make their dogs go nuts.
        quesera 10mo ago
        Sleeping children or shift workers, too.
        Loughla 10mo ago
        Yes. I own a business.
        mcny 10mo ago
        Also, it only takes one legitimate collect call from a jail from a loved one and now I'm all in favor of reform in our jail system. No, it does not cost over thirty dollars to allow someone accused to call their loved ones. We pay taxes. I want my government to use the taxes and provide these calls for free.

I’m honestly surprised it hasn’t been more prevalent yet. I still get call centre type spam calls where you can hear all the background noise of the rest of the call centre.

userbinator 10mo ago

Is the background noise real, or is it also AI-generated to make you think that it's a human?

tartoran 10mo ago
The background noise is a recording for sure, no AI needed, just a background noise audiofile in a loop would do.
- VladVladikoff 10mo ago
  Why though? It adds nothing positive, it only makes me sure it is a scam call.
  - the_af 10mo ago
    I assume it's to make it seem like an actual call center rather than a scam. I recently got two phone scam attempts (credit card related) that sounded exactly like this.
    - ldenoue 10mo ago
      I built a voice AI stack and background noise can be really helpful to a restaurant AI for example. Italian background music or cafe background is part of the brand. It’s not meant to make the caller believe this is not a bot but only to make the AI call on brand.
      - grim_io 10mo ago
        You can call it what ever you like, but to me this is deceptive. Where is the difference between this and Indian support staff pretending to be in your vicinity by telling you about the local weather? Your version is arguably even worse because it can plausibly fool people more competently.
        ldenoue 10mo ago
        It doesn't have to be. You can configure your bot to great the user. E.g. "Aleksandra is not available at the moment, but I'm her AI assistant to help you book a table. How may I help you?" So you're telling the caller that it is an AI, and yet you can have a pleasant background audio experience.
    - SoftTalker 10mo ago
      you actually answer unknown callers?
      - the_af 10mo ago
        Yes. Sometimes it's a legit call. Not often, though. Example of legit calls: the pizza delivery guy decided to call my phone instead of ringing the bell, for whatever reason.
        mcny 10mo ago
        I worked door dash for a couple of days and there were multiple people who wrote in all caps to not ring the door bell. Why? I have no idea.
        SoftTalker 10mo ago
        Probably because it make their dogs go nuts.
        quesera 10mo ago
        Sleeping children or shift workers, too.
      - Loughla 10mo ago
        Yes. I own a business.
        mcny 10mo ago
        Also, it only takes one legitimate collect call from a jail from a loved one and now I'm all in favor of reform in our jail system. No, it does not cost over thirty dollars to allow someone accused to call their loved ones. We pay taxes. I want my government to use the taxes and provide these calls for free.