US EditionA woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A robotic voice answered the phone
- Since Israel launched airstrikes on Iran a week ago, nine Iranians abroad report robotic voices answering calls to loved ones in Tehran and other cities.
- During the initial 48 hours of the campaign, Israel sent mass voice and text alerts to Iranian phones advising the population to prepare for emergency situations, even as a widespread internet blackout disrupted many communication channels.
- Experts suggest the robotic voice could be low-tech AI, a chatbot, or a pre-recorded message diverted by Iranian phone companies likely as a government measure, though some see it as possible Israeli psychological warfare.
- A woman in the UK trying to reach her immobile mother-in-law in Tehran's heavily bombed northeast said the messages instill helplessness, and another described hearing the AI voice as one of the most scary experiences.
- These developments reflect escalating tensions causing disrupted communications and psychological distress among Iranians abroad, while Iran retaliates with missiles and maintains the internet blackout citing national protection.
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A woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A robotic voice answered the
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates: When Ellie, a British-Iranian living in the United Kingdom, tried to call her mother in Tehran, a robotic female voice answered instead. “Alo? Alo?” the voice said, then asked in English: “Who is calling?” A few seconds passed. “I can’t heard you,” the voice continued, its English imperfect. “Who you want to speak with? I’m Alyssia. Do you remember
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A woman tried to call her mom in Iran. A robotic voice answered the phone
Some Iranians living abroad are trying to call their families back home, only to have a robotic voice answer. Sometimes it mimics a conversation.
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