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Kinney Drugs pulled its AI phone assistant after hundreds of complaints. The real failure wasn’t technology – it was a business strategy that prioritized cost reduction over human trust. In healthcare, a ‘good enough’ AI is worse than no AI at all.
A Reddit story about buying four Ford Focuses (actually Escapes) reveals why corporate support systems are designed to protect executives from failure. The insight? It’s not inefficiency—it’s architecture. To be heard, you must become impossible to ignore.
Telecom companies are investing billions in network infrastructure while systematically under-investing in customer service. The result? World-class speeds paired with soul-crushing support. This isn’t a paradox—it’s a strategy. Here’s why your frustration is a feature, not a bug, and what you can do about it.
Most AI customer service fails not because the tech is bad, but because it tries too hard to be human. Users don’t want empathy; they want progress. The best bots are honest about their limits, route problems correctly, and get out of the way. After deploying eight systems, here’s what actually makes an AI trustworthy.