At what point will most all call centers utilize AI "workers" instead of human employees?

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    Are we already there? Except for humans in supervisory roles?
     
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    jrbiz Acclaimed Member

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    This is purely anecdotal, but ten years ago, or so, I was involved with a company that sold and installed call center solutions for hotels, casinos, and other such businesses. Though completely out of that industry since then, I am still connected to a lot of those companies/people on linkedin and all I see from them are ads and posts about call center AI. I don't believe that it is fully there yet, but it is coming and is not only motivated by the cost savings from staff reduction but also by the poor quality of call centers that have staff located around the world and are non-native speakers.
     
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    Spoiltdiva Acclaimed Member

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    For every job lost to AI new ones will be created. The U.S. alone is in need of/and is short of 200,000 AI technicians *NOW*.
     
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    I believe it'll come bit by bit instead of in one go.
    AI might take over boring jobs at first - people sticking around where things get tricky or customers need reassurance.
    Swapping everything out seems kinda distant right now.
     
    asphero hong, Dec 16, 2025 IP
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    Wow! 200k AI techs. I'll have to see what's available :)
     
    TeleServPro, Dec 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM IP
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    What are needed right now are AI programmers and those who know how to teach it. The U.S. now has over 200,000 Chinese workers with temporary work visas because they cannot be found here. Also about 100,000 from India all getting big $$$.
     
    Spoiltdiva, Dec 23, 2025 at 6:29 AM IP
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