It's a funny thought on the surface, but the people working these scams are typically slaves, more or less. I'd rather go after their slavers than waste electricity to waste their time.
This is not attacking the people on the phone, it's attacking the whole operation. The person on the phone is going to be on the phone regardless of whether they're talking to an AI or a victim. The AI is merely talking on the phone, not abusing the caller in any way (other than perhaps eating into their commission).
I also think it's extremely simplistic to call the people making the calls "slaves". A lot of the time, they are in facr the perpetrators. Even when they are part of a more organized operation, they (1) are likely paid per successful scam, so they are co-interested in hurting you, and (2) fully aware they are scaring and stealing from someone.
So I wouldn't call these people slaves, I'd call them low-level criminals.
If there's no money in slavery there won't be any slaves. Yes, they'll get moved onto other things but this is currently the most profitable slavery operation available so that seems like a good place to start.
It's sad you're downvoted, because you're right. So called "anti-scammers" who make a fortune on Youtube or that Reddit apparently considers heroes, are in effect preying on the poor. The real culprits are the bosses, not the ones doing the phone calls.
I also think it's extremely simplistic to call the people making the calls "slaves". A lot of the time, they are in facr the perpetrators. Even when they are part of a more organized operation, they (1) are likely paid per successful scam, so they are co-interested in hurting you, and (2) fully aware they are scaring and stealing from someone.
So I wouldn't call these people slaves, I'd call them low-level criminals.