Apate.ai sends AI agents to waste scammers' time, gather intel

apate.ai, founded in 2024, deploys thousands of ai agents to engage with scammers, pretending to be people of various ages, genders, and accents. the agents have had 2.5m conversations, wasting 17 years of scammers' time. apate.ai provides insights to customers, including banks, telecom companies, and govt agencies, to help them inform anti-fraud measures. the company's approach is a response to the growing use of ai by scammers and hackers.