Telemarketers or AI

I would get calls that were not found or saved in my contacts. I would answer them just to hear a click at the end of the call. Once I hear an incoming call, I check to see if it is a known number or unknown number. I answer it still for I'm expecting an important call. Once I say hello, there is silence at the end of the call and the caller quickly hangs up without a word.

I don't want to point to any telemarketers here on WA but I'm asking a simple question: why do the callers hang up before they say a word. I wonder if they check to see if the phone is active or answered by a live person and then hang up? Do they check to see if it is a male or a female voice before they proceed with the call? I wonder if they look for a child's voice on the line to continue with the conversation. Or is it AI doing the work to record the voice on the line or record that the phone number is active and remove the number from the listing (whatever that is).

It is just interesting that there may be some calls that may be a part of suspicious activity, possibly even scams looking for a prospective victim to pull in with their charismatic personality to steal their personal information.

I can't block calls for I am expecting a call soon. I requested the DO NOT CALL service a few years back and I may have to request it again.

Another thought I have is I wonder what companies would do with AI when it comes to customer service when it comes to this kind of outreach. That's a topic for another blog.

Wishing y'all a peaceful night