When Centauri whisks away Alex Rogan to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan Armada in 1984’s The Last Starfighter, he leaves behind his assistant, Beta, to act as a doppelgänger proxy for Alex while he’s away. Beta is a simuloid designed to take the form of a person and act as a stand in for that person.
Proxies like Beta are the stuff of science fiction. But artificial intelligence advances have led to proxies of another kind – the kind that do mundane tasks for us like cancel subscriptions to streaming services or shop for homeowner’s insurance quotes. John Walter discovered just how much these proxies are inundating contact centers and decided to do something about it. And his vision for the future will change some aspects of CX as we know it.
We discuss:
- The Future of Consumer Interactions with Brands
- Legal Implications of AI Proxies
- Consumer Demand for Proxy Services
- Ensuring Security and Compliance in Proxy Services
- Changing Customer Retention Strategies
- Personalization vs. Privacy Concerns
- How AI is Disrupting Search
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