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Are Automation and AI the Same Thing in the Contact Center?

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Call routing, interactive voice response and voice-based chatbots are a few examples of that technology. Let’s take modern chatbots for example. These are great analytics tools that help you understand the intent of your customer and more. Automation has been a part of the contact center for decades, even pre-internet times.

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Will AI Render the Human Call Center Agent Obsolete?

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Studies have shown that the average consumer would rather interact with a live agent than a chatbot. Only 35% of respondents claimed that chatbots solved their problems effectively, while 77% felt that customer service chatbots were frustrating. Chatbots - computer programs that can simulate human conversation.

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Cutting Through the Buzzwords of AI in the Contact Center

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There are many types of AI, however, 95% of AI is being utilized effectively and most of the innovation in the contact center is based on Generative and Analytical. Analytical AI analyzes large amounts of data and processes quickly, sometimes in real-time, and creates actionable insights from that data.

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2021 Reality Check – New Technologies Available in the Contact Center

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Next in line, there was a 5-way tie for the following capabilities: Omni Channel, Speech Analytics (word or sentiment recognition), Proactive Notifications, Chat Bots, and Intelligent routing to match best agent for each call. Finally, we asked about what people are planning to add in the near future.

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100+ Customer Experience Stats to Prepare for 2023

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Zendesk, 2022) 63% of customers are happy to be served by a chatbot if there is an option to escalate the conversation to a human. Forrester, 2018) 90% of customers prefer to talk to a live service agent over a chatbot. 44% of respondents’ organizations plan to use journey analytics more, as well.