Well, if it reduces the number of telemarketing jobs available, that's a win for everyone. But it would be much, much better to ban telemarketing already. It's one of the most shameful occupations ever invented. And it's not because they're annoying - that I could live with - it's because most of those calls are literally trying to defraud people. Not having that many low-paid, stressed out people forced into cheating other human beings is a start, but not cheating people in the first place is what we should be aiming for.
I get these about once per month at work; I've experienced the "break in" where a person "steps in" and clarifies something that's off-script. There doesn't seem to be a "take me off your list" response; they typically hang up immediately.<p>What's interesting here is probably the growing data set that they -must- have by now. You could argue that Facebook's "M" is on the same spectrum of technology, leading toward a fully-automated voice response unit.
The obvious solution is to fight back with bots.
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