30 seconds ago:But if you’re unsure and pointedly ask them if they’re a robot, most are scripted to respond with BS about background noise and/or their equipment altering their voices,
“…I have a bit of a cold right now and it’s making my voice sound funny, but I need to insist you check out these new benefits. Can you verify if you are…”
At that point, I asked it for its shoe size for the third time, and (after a rooster crowed*) it decided we should talk at a more convenient time, and disconnected.
EDIT: got one right after posting this that sounded like a young woman with an Australian or NZ accent. “Your accent is unusual, where are you from?”
“I’m calling from our home office in Ohio”
“I’m trying to ID your accent- where are you from.”
“We have agents around the world.”
“I’m asking about your accent.”
- click -
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