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Building Daisy: The Scam-Baiting AI Grandma

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Dive into this 38-minute Coffee with Developers episode where host Dan interviews Ben Hopkins and Morten Legarth from Faith at VCCP about their groundbreaking project Daisy - an AI-powered scam-baiting grandmother designed to waste scammers' time while protecting vulnerable individuals. Explore the technical aspects of creating this innovative solution, including LLM implementation, voice cloning technology, anti-fraud mechanisms, and real-time application development. The conversation covers the entire journey from concept to execution, addressing privacy considerations, voice development challenges, and Daisy's measurable impact on scam prevention. The discussion also examines future prospects for this technology and its potential broader applications. With a detailed timeline covering introduction, AI evolution, creative process, technical implementation, and results, this talk provides valuable insights for developers interested in applying AI technology for social good.

Syllabus

00:00 Introduction
00:26 Faith and AI
01:53 Embracing AI
03:28 AI Evolution
03:57 Meet Daisy
07:06 Creative Process
13:25 Privacy Considerations
15:25 Voice Development
20:21 Daisy's Impact
30:38 Future Prospects
37:42 Conclusion

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