Friend or Foe? AI & the Contact Center Agent
CX Today23 Heinä 2024

Friend or Foe? AI & the Contact Center Agent

Watch on YouTube. A 2023 study by Princeton University found that "contact center operators" top the list of occupations with the highest risk of being replaced by AI. Cue more doomsday headlines for the contact center agent. Yet, few in the contact center industry see such a doomsday happening any time soon. For example, 61 percent of customer service and support leaders expect headcount reductions of only five percent or less due to GenAI. So, do those doomsday headlines have any merit? To ...

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Modernizing the Contact Center with AI: Rebecca Wettemann on Rethinking Metrics, Handoffs, and Agent Experience

Modernizing the Contact Center with AI: Rebecca Wettemann on Rethinking Metrics, Handoffs, and Agent Experience

In this CX Today interview, Valoir Principal Rebecca Wettemann explains why time-based metrics like AHT and FCR need a rethink—and what leaders should measure instead, from outcome quality and AI-to-h...

10 Helmi 29min

Are AI Layoffs Breaking Customer Experience?

Are AI Layoffs Breaking Customer Experience?

In this discussion, CX Today’s Rhys Fisher speaks with Jim Eckes, Founder of TieTechnology, about the growing backlash against AI-first customer service strategies. With Amazon layoffs and rushed au...

9 Helmi 20min

The AI Arms Race: Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Shift in Contact Centers

The AI Arms Race: Uncovering the Billion-Dollar Shift in Contact Centers

Rhys Fisher sits down with James Hughes, VP of Solutions at Sabio, to explore what’s really happening behind the scenes of AI’s rapid rise in the contact center world. With more than two decades of i...

4 Helmi 19min

Third-party AI risk: the vendor questions CX must ask (before procurement signs)

Third-party AI risk: the vendor questions CX must ask (before procurement signs)

Find out why leaders are rushing into AI under pressure from boards, competitors, and vendors, often without truly understanding how it works or putting the right guardrails in place. Adrian explains ...

3 Helmi 32min

The Death of Hold Music Why Waiting on the Line Is Over - Zendesk

The Death of Hold Music Why Waiting on the Line Is Over - Zendesk

Waiting on hold has become a cultural meme for a reason. People now experience “instant” everywhere else, food deliveries, banking, streaming. So when support asks them to wait, it doesn’t feel normal...

3 Helmi 26min

Redundancy Without Waste: The Smarter UCaaS and POTS-Dependent Devices Backup Strategy - Tango Networks

Redundancy Without Waste: The Smarter UCaaS and POTS-Dependent Devices Backup Strategy - Tango Networks

In this interview, Kristian McCann speaks with Lathan Lewis, Head of Products at Tango Networks, about a challenge every IT leader faces: keeping communications online without overspending. Throughout...

28 Tammi 14min

Who's Really Calling? The Rise of AI Customers - TTEC Digital

Who's Really Calling? The Rise of AI Customers - TTEC Digital

For years, the CX industry has obsessed over deploying AI to serve customers better. But a seismic shift is already underway and most contact centers aren't prepared for it. Customer-initiated AI agen...

27 Tammi 16min

Big CX Update: How Tata Communications Is Transforming Customer Interactions with AI

Big CX Update: How Tata Communications Is Transforming Customer Interactions with AI

In this episode of CX Today, host Christopher Carey sits down with Gaurav Anand, Global Head of Customer Interaction Suite at Tata Communications, to explore how modern enterprises are transforming cu...

21 Tammi 23min