Robocall tech is getting scary better Last week, I received a really interesting form of robocall. It went like this...→[More:]

I answer.."Hello?"
The (obviously machine-ish) voice on the other end say something like "Hi, This is Mike Miller. How are you?" Then, silence, apparently waiting for a reply. I stay quiet. "Mike" comes back on "Fine, thank you. I'd like to talk with you about..." Before "Mike could get to what he wanted to talk about, I hung up. I was kind of impressed that the script expected a response and built time in.

So, this morning, I answer the phone, and it's "Mike" again. But, the script is a little different.
"Hi. This Mike Miller. I'd like to tell you about something very important." Then, silence. I answer, "Fuck you." Mike's response..."It looks like you aren't interested in what I have to tell you. I'll put you on our 'no call' list. Thank you."

The system recognizes "fuck you" as a "no". That's pretty cool.

(And, yes, I'm sure "Mike" wasn't a real person. I've heard the same voice in other robocalls. Like my pharmacy when they call to tell me my script is ready.)