Technology

You've probably heard of omnichannel, but what's the next big thing for channel offerings? Learn all you need to know about opti-channel and how it will revolutionize the way customers communicate with your brand.

There is a fine line between helpful and creepy when it comes to AI technology in customer service. Learn how you can ensure your business doesn't cross the line.

Right now, AI is a strange, unknown concept to many. Read our latest blog on 3 misconceptions about AI—and why there is nothing to fear.

Recent research shows that customers prefer to interact with conversational AI. While this information is interesting, it’s important to note that there are actual revenue-driving benefits of conversational AI.

While the future of AI doesn’t consist of robots ruling the world, we admit that sometimes AI can be a bit, well...creepy. We conducted a survey with The Harris Poll to learn just how much creepiness Americans are willing to tolerate from AI, and where the line is drawn.

While robots aren’t about to take over the world, it sometimes feels like big brother is watching over us in the shape of a round plastic object named Alexa or Google. We asked consumers to weigh in: what’s the creepiest encounter you’ve ever had with AI?

These days, you can't turn on the news, listen to your favorite podcast or read an article without hearing about the latest and greatest developments in AI. But for many businesses, AI is more than hype -- it’s an important part of how they do business and connect with their customers. And in the world of customer care, getting AI right is a challenge many businesses will deal with for years to come.

There is no shortage of use cases where AI adds value to the customer experience. Whether it’s increasing automation to improve efficiency or providing personalized customer experiences, AI has the potential to improve how customers interact with brands on a daily basis. But for companies looking to justify AI investments, it can be difficult to know where to start.

There are many who would say that Natural Language Processing is experiencing something of a revolution right now. Across various industries, a number of advances — including new machine learning technologies — are coming out that support further advancement of existing artificial intelligence technologies. But what is Natural Language Processing, and what is its potential impact on the customer care industry?

We’ve all had frustrating customer service experiences — dealing with awkward, robotic automated systems that don’t understand you or offer the right menu options. If we’re being honest, most of the time we probably end up rapidly pushing buttons or yelling ‘agent’ until we’re directed to a real person, just to avoid these systems. Companies actually put these systems in place to help the customer service process, but poor implementation and design often means they just cause frustration and often worsen customer experiences.

As customer preferences continue to evolve and care channels such as chat become more widely used, there is sometimes a perception among companies that voice is becoming less important. This couldn’t be further from the truth, however, as studies have shown that voice is still king in customer care. And while this certainly refers to the fact that customers are still calling into customer care centers at overwhelming numbers, it also refers to the fact that voice and speech are becoming even more important in applications across other customer care channels as well.

As AI solutions and virtual assistants make their mark people and businesses, we’re learning there’s a hesitation to trust the technology with big decisions—like where to invest money, how much to pay employees, or what treatment to provide a sick patient. Reasonably so. However, when we look beyond these high-stakes applications, there’s good reason to trust many AI-powered virtual assistants that are in use by millions of people each day.