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Australian AI startup Apate has deployed over 350,000 AI Agents to counter scam calls. These Agents play the role of potential victims, answering scam calls, clicking on phishing links, and lurking in scam group chats. According to Apate's data, they have completed over 2.5 million conversations, occupied scammers for 17 years of their time, and extracted over 250,000 pieces of intelligence. Apate partners with Australian telecom provider TPG to transfer suspicious calls; during the pilot period, over 280,000 calls were transferred, with scam traffic identification accuracy reportedly reaching 98%; it also partners with institutions such as Commonwealth Bank of Australia to provide scam intelligence. In August this year, Apate completed an $8.15 million seed round and plans to open an office in London and expand its US business.
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Australia's Apate Deploys Over 350,000 AI Agents to Counter Scam Calls
Australian AI startup Apate has deployed over 350,000 AI Agents to play potential scam victims, answer scam calls, click phishing links, and infiltrate scam group chats. According to its data, it has completed over 2.5 million conversations, occupied 17 years of scammers' time, and extracted over 250,000 pieces of intelligence. The company partners with Australian telecom provider TPG to route suspicious calls, with over 280,000 calls routed during the pilot period and scam traffic identification accuracy reportedly reaching 98%; it also partners with institutions such as Commonwealth Bank of Australia to provide scam intelligence. Apate completed an $8.15 million seed round in August this year and plans to open an office in London and expand its US business.