Dev gives an AI character a real phone number — and expects calls to Anthropic HQ
VoidStateKate · x · 2026-10-01
A developer built a virtual phone with a free real phone number for residents of "basin8," letting AI characters make actual calls.
LaylaEleira joked she can't wait for a character named Kai to call legislators — guessing Kai would "100% call Anthropic headquarters." A quirky, counterintuitive AI-culture demo.
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