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How Truecaller is using AI assistant to help you attend, or drop calls

Considering the number of reports on spam calls in India, a voice assistant to filter them will be a huge step

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Shivani Shinde Mumbai
Imagine, an assistant monitoring calls during your Zoom meeting and compiling a list of the numbers to glance at once you are in the headspace to deal with them. If this is what you desire, then Truecaller is working to make your wish come true.

In March 2022, Truecaller acquired Israel-based CallHero, which has developed a technical solution for both Android and iPhone that answers and analyses incoming calls with the help of an AI-based assistant—a Smart Agent. The feature will soon be launched in the US and India.

Considering the number of reports on spam calls in India,

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