You’re gonna love me for this. Say you’re calling customer service because you need help. Maybe your bill is wrong, your service is down or you want a refund. Instead of a person, a cheerful AI voice ...

That is just a three-year window, and you may expect that high-profile firms like those on the 500 list may value the traditional human touch — and pay for it — more so than less deep-pocketed ...

A chatbot is an artificial intelligence tool designed to simulate real-time conversations with users. It operates around the clock, doesn't require breaks and can manage a high volume of requests ...

In Aesop’s fable “The North Wind and the Sun,” the two forces of nature argue over who is stronger. To settle the debate, they test their power on a passing traveler by trying to remove his cloak. The ...

This past school year, a parent reached out to me. In our very first communication, she threatened to go to the school board if I did not locate an assignment that we later discovered her child had ...

In hindsight I’ll say: I always thought going crazy would be more exciting—roaming the street in a bathrobe, shouting at fruit. Instead I spent a weary season of my life saying representative.

There's bad customer service — and even worse bogus customer service where anyone can easily be taken by a scammer with a quirky accent who demands a credit card on the spot when you call a fake ...

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Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer just an add-on in customer service — it’s a core technology, enhancing speed, accuracy and scalability. But while AI excels at automation and data-driven ...

Growth is a crucial component of any business, and sustainable growth is impossible without customer service. More customers inevitably means higher support volume. And without the resources to ...