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The Psychological Reason You Hate Chatbots
10 mins
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Skills you'll build
Reducing friction by setting clearer expectations
Avoiding ambiguity the that hurts conversions
Designing handoffs that feel comfortable
"Peter, we're thinking about adding a chatbot into our customer support stack, what'd you think from a UX perspective?".
"Well, do you enjoy using chatbots?, I replied.
They laughed, and with that, my client dismissed the idea.
There's a strong argument that chatbots are mostly a one-sided revolution; increasing efficiency for businesses, whilst generally irritating consumers.
To be clear, they can be fantastic—Amazon's is exceptional.
But broadly, virtual agents, decision trees and ChatGPT-powered conversations aren't exactly the future of customer service that we were promised.
So this month I've been putting a selection of chatbots through their paces; here are some of the subtle reasons you find them annoying.
And ultimately, some tips for how to choose and implement chatbots (think; AI) into your customer experience journey.
Case study
Written by Peter Ramsey
