In battle against scams, Malaysians are now armed with a chatbot to waste fraudsters’ time
A new AI chatbot called "Sohai" has been launched in Malaysia to combat online scams by wasting scammers' time with endless, nonsensical conversations. Developed by AI entrepreneur Dylan Tan, Sohai, which means "idiot" in Cantonese, aims to frustrate scammers and prevent them from targeting real victims.
Online scams are a significant problem in Southeast Asia, with billions of dollars lost annually. In Malaysia alone, victims lost millions to Facebook scams in 2023. Sohai works by providing scammers with a phone number linked to the AI, which then engages them in a never-ending loop of excuses, delays, and questions, similar to a previous UK pilot project. The goal is to annoy scammers to the point where they give up, thereby protecting potential victims.
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A new AI chatbot called "Sohai" has been launched in Malaysia to combat online scams by wasting scammers' time with endless, nonsensical conversations. Developed by AI entrepreneur Dylan Tan, Sohai, which means "idiot" in Cantonese, aims to frustrate scammers and prevent them from targeting real victims.
Online scams are a significant problem in Southeast Asia, with billions of dollars lost annually. In Malaysia alone, victims lost millions to Facebook scams in 2023. Sohai works by providing scammers with a phone number linked to the AI, which then engages them in a never-ending loop of excuses, delays, and questions, similar to a previous UK pilot project. The goal is to annoy scammers to the point where they give up, thereby protecting potential victims.
via SCMP Full Text Feed
