People ‘Hate’ AI Customer Service Chatbots. Here’s Why Companies Keep Using Them Anyway.
Nearly one in five consumers who’ve used AI for customer service saw no benefit — a failure rate four times higher than AI use in general.
The Download: failed social media bans, and extending pets’ lives
This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. Kids are outsmarting social media bans. That’s not a problem we need to solve. —Michal Luria, Aliya Bhatia, and Danah Boyd Social media bans are stacking up. In July, France joined…
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How to use the new ChatGPT app integrations, including DoorDash, Spotify, Uber, and others
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Gen Z Is Bringing the Mall Back From the Dead. Here’s How ‘Mallmaxxing’ Is Reshaping Retail.
Online brands like Edikted and Princess Polly are opening brick-and-mortar stores, fueled by teens who film social media videos there.