Amazon puts humans further back in the loop as its retail website crashes from 'inaccurate advice' that an #AI agent took from an old wiki

https://fortune.com/2026/03/12/amazon-retail-site-outages-ai-agent-inaccurate-advice/

#LLMs #Chatbots #CustServ

Amazon puts humans further back in the loop as its retail website crashes from ‘inaccurate advice’ that an AI agent took from an old wiki

There was a different agenda at a weekly operations meeting recently: the fact that Amazon.com hasn't been working as smoothly.

Fortune

Most consumers are ready to let #AI handle their customer service issues

77% of worldwide consumers are comfortable with AI resolving a question or issue

https://content-na1.emarketer.com/most-consumers-ready-let-ai-handle-their-customer-service-issues

#DigitalMarketing #CustServ

Most consumers are ready to let AI handle their customer service issues

77% of worldwide consumers are comfortable with AI resolving a question or issue, according to an August survey from CSG.

EMARKETER

Turning #Chatbot Frustration Into Customer Loyalty

A new framework could help #CX leaders transform frustrating bots into effective, empathetic problem-solvers.

Chatbot frustration is real. Surveys show 76–80% of users feel bots waste time or fail to answer simple questions.

https://www.cmswire.com/contact-center/designing-chatbots-that-customers-actually-trust/

#CustServ #DigitalMarketing

Designing Chatbots That Customers Actually Trust

A new framework could help CX leaders transform frustrating bots into effective, empathetic problem-solvers.

CMSWire.com

New Episode Alert!!

How To Deal With Difficult Customers Who Complain About You Online, Especially On Social https://gmwd.us/s4e5

With Seth Goldstein and Brian Griffiths.

Now live wherever you get your podcasts!

#custserv #socialmedia #podcasting #reputation

Half the battle with client work is getting on the same page with the client.

The client has a vision for what they want, but if they can't articulate it then it's up to the service provider to help them figure it out.

#custserv #clientwork #creativework

Salesforce unveiled its fully autonomous AI agent, Einstein Service Agent for enhancing customer inquiries and interactions

As I noted in my last article, organizations should consider using this type of technology to augment their customer service team rather than directly use it to answer customer queries

https://analyticsindiamag.com/ai-news-updates/salesforce-unveils-fully-autonomous-ai-agent-for-customer-service-makes-traditional-chatbots-obsolete/

#DigitalTransformation #AI #CustServ

Salesforce Unveils Fully Autonomous AI Agent for Customer Service, Makes Traditional Chatbots Obsolete

Einstein Service Agent will make traditional chatbots obsolete, which only handles preprogrammed scenarios and do not understand the nuance