AI scam calls are changing a familiar problem: what happens when the person trying to fool you isn't a person at all? If you already hesitate before answering an unknown number, this adds another reason to wonder exactly what's waiting on the other end.

One AI scam call gets an unexpected response when someone who understands prompting starts pushing the caller away from its script. Instead of simply hanging up, he keeps manipulating its instructions to see just how far the machine can be pushed.

Phone scams used to leave you looking for the person responsible. AI makes that much murkier. When a machine can make the call, follow a script and keep responding, how exactly are we supposed to fight back?

Topics: AI scam calls, phone scams, artificial intelligence, scam prevention, AI callers

Originally aired on 2026-09-25

AI scam calls are changing a familiar problem: what happens when the person trying to fool you isn't a person at all? If you already hesitate before answering an unknown number, this adds another reason to wonder exactly what's waiting on the other end.
One AI scam call gets an unexpected response when someone who understands prompting starts pushing the caller away from its script. Instead of simply hanging up, he keeps manipulating its instructions to see just how far the machine can be pushed.
Phone scams used to leave you looking for the person responsible. AI makes that much murkier. When a machine can make the call, follow a script and keep responding, how exactly are we supposed to fight back?
Topics: AI scam calls, phone scams, artificial intelligence, scam prevention, AI callers
Originally aired on&nbsp;2026-09-25

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From politics and pop culture to mental health, technology, and everyday life, this podcast is where night owls, deep thinkers, and curious minds come to connect. Featuring expert guests, passionate callers, and Shane&rsquo;s signature style&mdash;thoughtful, fearless, and refreshingly real.
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