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The Great AI Paradox for Contact Centre Agents

CSM Magazine

Leading research and consulting firm Gartner predicts that Conversational AI will reduce contact centre labour costs by $80billion in 2026 and over the same period, one in 10 agent interactions (10%) will be automated, an increase from an estimated 1.6% of interactions today.

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Protecting Your Contact Center Agents’ Emotional Well-Being

Playvox

Gartner predicts that by 2026, 75% of customers who contact customer service and support organizations will do it because they’re lonely , not because they need customer service. Recall that according to Gartner, disengaged agents make interactions harder for the customer, which is likely to show up as longer handle times.