Not All Versions of Artificial Intelligence are the Same There are two types of AI (artificial intelligence). The most recent version of AI is generative AI. Contrast this to predictive AI, also called regular AI, non-generative AI, or analytical AI. For simplicity, we’ll refer to all these alternate labels as predictive AI, simply because it’s […]
Make an Informed Decision about Implementing AI You’re no doubt tired of hearing about artificial intelligence (AI). You probably also realize that AI is not another trend that will disappear and fade into history. Call center AI is a persistent technology that’s here to stay. Everyone, it seems, has an immediate reaction to AI. You […]
Consider the Pros and Cons Call centers were once centralized operations that functioned at a singular facility. Yet, thanks to today’s technology, they no longer need to be constrained to one location. This means that today’s call center can function as a distributed enterprise, with some agents working from a centralized office and others working […]
Apply Your Experiences of the Past Year to Chart Your Future Course Throughout my career, at both the businesses I’ve managed and the ones I’ve owned, I’ve sought incremental improvements, making small ongoing tweaks on a regular basis. By fine-tuning processes and paradigms over time, I made the operation better without subjecting employees to deal […]
Should We Embrace Technology in Our Medical Contact Centers or Fear It? Throughout the history of the call center industry we’ve looked for ways to help our agents be more effective. In the pre-computer days this often meant physical solutions and electromechanical devices that allowed staff to answer calls faster, record information easier, and organize […]