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Is Your Chatbot Really Just an IVR: Webinar Highlights

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A well-designed chatbot can be a powerful addition to your call center toolkit. By now, most of us have noticed that there’s a world of difference between a generative language model like ChatGPT, an AI-driven virtual assistant like Amazon’s Alexa, and the simple, self-service chatbots launched on many websites.

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Is Your Chatbot Really Just an IVR?

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2023 was all about chatbots. FREE WEBINAR: Is Your Chatbot Really Just an IVR? With their narrow conversation flows and questions that often don’t lead to an answer – or an agent – chatbots don’t always seem all that revolutionary. If your chatbot seems like an IVR, are you doing something wrong?

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Chatbots Won’t Save Us from IVR Hell

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The IVR experience (“press 1 for this… press 2 for that…”) has long been part of the contact center. Many people see chatbots as a natural replacement for the core functions of the IVR. Second, most of the aspects of IVRs that make them hated are likely to translate directly to chatbot form. Chatbots to the Rescue?

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IVA, IVR, Chatbot, DTMF? What’s the difference?

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Next up, chatbots. Chatbots are commonly found on websites and offer a quick and convenient way to help customers. Unlike DTMF and IVRs, chatbots are intended to provide self-service options. While chatbots have been quite popular in the last decade, their actual technical ability is less-than-impressive.

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Artificial Intelligence in Cloud-Based Solutions

Speaker: Rick Nucci, Co-Founder & CEO of Guru

With the advent of chatbots, artificial intelligence, interactive voice response, and machine learning, novel technologies continue to disrupt the contact center industry. How to leverage AI to drive cloud-based solutions in contact centers.

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Buzzwords, De-buzzed: 7 Other Ways to (Not) Say Chatbot

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Chatbots have earned a number of pseudonyms over the last few years. It’s important to understand that not everything that comes under the umbrella of artificial intelligence is considered a “chatbot”. It’s important to understand that not everything that comes under the umbrella of artificial intelligence is considered a “chatbot”.

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Comparing Live Chat and Chatbots

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So, where do chatbots come into play? While live chat is the method of communication, chatbots are the ones doing the communication. You’ll likely get a chatbot responding to your inquiry and helping you through the process. Why should you use chatbots for customer service? Let us explain. Why live chat is a must.