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Illustration of a generative AI teammate answering customer support tickets
AI customer service

Generative AI for customer service: how it actually works

What generative AI for customer service really is, how it answers a ticket under the hood, where it breaks, and how to roll it out without losing your customers' trust.

Alicia Kirana UtomoAlicia Kirana UtomoJun 24, 2026
Illustration of the five stages of training an AI support agent
AI Customer Service

How to train an AI support agent (so it earns customer trust)

A practical, step-by-step guide to training an AI support agent: what data to feed it, how to simulate before launch, and how to coach it without writing rules.

Alicia Kirana UtomoAlicia Kirana UtomoJun 20, 2026
Illustration of an AI support agent grounded in a knowledge base, with citations and a confidence check guarding its answers
AI customer service

How do I keep my AI support agent from hallucinating?

You can't stop a language model from hallucinating, but you can stop a wrong answer from ever reaching a customer. Here's the exact setup I'd use.

Alicia Kirana UtomoAlicia Kirana UtomoJun 19, 2026
Illustration of the Gorgias AI Agent handling ecommerce support and sales conversations
AI Customer Service

What is Gorgias AI? A plain-English guide to the AI Agent for ecommerce

Gorgias AI is the Shopify-native AI Agent that resolves support tickets and sells. Here's what it does, how it's billed, and where it falls short.

Alicia Kirana UtomoAlicia Kirana UtomoJun 13, 2026
Illustration ranking the best AI chatbot builder platforms for 2026
AI customer service

The 8 best AI chatbot builder platforms in 2026 (tested and ranked)

I tested the best AI chatbot builder platforms for 2026 across pricing, setup, and real resolution rates. Here are the 8 worth your shortlist, ranked.

Riellvriany IndriawanRiellvriany IndriawanJun 11, 2026
Editorial illustration comparing an AI helpdesk console and a human support agent's desk, connected by a handoff arrow in eesel blue
AI customer service

AI vs human customer support: where each actually wins (and the hybrid setup that beats both)

AI handles tier-1 at $0.50 a ticket while humans cost $8-12. The honest take on where each wins, and the hybrid setup that quietly out-performs either side alone.

Alicia Kirana UtomoAlicia Kirana UtomoJun 10, 2026

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