Dukaan founder and CEO Suumit Shah revealed that 90% of the company’s support staff has been laid off after the introduction of an AI chatbot to answer customer support queries.
Dukaan founder and CEO Suumit Shah revealed that 90% of the company’s support staff has been laid off after the introduction of an AI chatbot to answer customer support queries.
I phoned a customer helpline yesterday and it was answered immediately, by a soothing, male voice, which talked me through various options. The speech recognition of my responses was accurate, its side of the conversation was natural if a bit stilted, and it was able to answer all my questions. Scarily impressive.