Chatbots stories - Page 2
NiCE report shows agentic AI transforming contact centres
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Agentic AI in live contact centres is slashing rollout times, lifting self-service above 80% and boosting customer satisfaction by up to 20%.
Human skills top workplace learning priorities for 2026
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Leadership and communication top 2026 workplace learning as employees prioritise human and business skills alongside rising AI adoption.
Study finds 'Are you sure?' rarely improves AI replies
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New TELUS Digital research finds asking AI assistants “Are you sure?” seldom boosts accuracy and can even make correct answers worse.
UK CIOs struggle to govern surge in business AI agents
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UK CIOs embed AI agents in critical workflows but lack real-time oversight as board pressure mounts for provable returns and tighter audits.
AI referrals surge as web traffic falls & costs rise
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AI-referred traffic has surged 632% despite overall web visits slipping and rising acquisition costs squeezing digital marketing returns.
Consumers embrace AI as daily assistant & companion
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More consumers now treat generative AI as an everyday aide and even a companion, using it for routine decisions despite trust concerns.
AI turns romance scams into industrial-scale fraud
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AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.
Oracle adds AI agents across CRM & supply chain apps
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Oracle has embedded free prebuilt AI agents across its Fusion apps to automate CRM and supply chain tasks from campaign design to logistics.
Shoppers embrace AI assistants but ditch poor advice
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AI shopping assistants win over UK and US consumers, but most abandon tools instantly when product suggestions feel irrelevant or pushy.
NTT DATA maps six AI trends shaping mass intelligence
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NTT DATA's 2026 foresight flags six AI trends driving an 'age of mass intelligence', reshaping autonomy, security and chip sovereignty.
Why the all-AI social network looks more fad than legacy
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Moltbook, the all-bot social network, faces scrutiny after researchers reportedly accessed its live database and user emails without checks.
Animoca & CryptoSlam unveil Animoca Minds AI agents
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Animoca partners with CryptoSlam's Ethoswarm on Animoca Minds, a cloud platform for always-on AI agents aimed at non-technical users.
8x8 sees AI customer interactions surge across voice, chat
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8x8 reports triple-digit growth in AI voice and messaging for CX, as contact centres scale automation beyond pilots across channels.
Pearson warns AI gains hinge on urgent workforce reskilling
Thu, 29th Jan 2026
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Pearson says US could gain up to USD $6.6 trillion from AI by 2034, but only if employers urgently invest in reskilling and task-level redesign.
Big banks back AI while keeping core software in place
Wed, 28th Jan 2026
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Big banks and AI leaders signal they will layer new AI tools on top of, not instead of, core enterprise software systems.
Jelou raises USD $10m to scale WhatsApp AI across US
Tue, 27th Jan 2026
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Jelou lands USD $10m Series A to scale its WhatsApp-based transactional AI platform Brain across the US and wider Americas market.
ServiceNow deepens OpenAI pact to power voice-first AI
Wed, 21st Jan 2026
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ServiceNow expands its OpenAI partnership to make frontier models and voice-first AI core to enterprise workflows and automation at scale.
European banks see AI cutting jobs mainly via attrition
Mon, 19th Jan 2026
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European banks expect AI to shrink staff only slightly, with most projected job losses coming through routine attrition, not mass cuts.
BioCatch warns AI agents will supercharge online fraud
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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BioCatch warns AI shopping agents will turbocharge online fraud, urging banks and retailers to distinguish helpful bots from criminal misuse.
'BodySnatcher' flaw lets hackers hijack ServiceNow AI agents
Fri, 16th Jan 2026
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'BodySnatcher' bug let attackers hijack ServiceNow AI agents to mimic users and create backdoor admin accounts on on-premise systems.