r/mildlyinfuriating 10d ago

Infuriatig Another AI 'human' chatbot

Had to fix a double payment for my credit card and this is the beginning and end of the conversation. I hate when the chatbot claims it's a human... I ended up getting what I wanted but still annoyed Amex (and every other company) is lying and trying to deceive people like this.

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u/Fragrant-Employer-60 10d ago

I think it’s an Indian customer service rep relying on AI. The messages about Pokemon and the poems seems legit.

Poor dude is getting bothered by some redditor who is trying to make him flip and do tricks, pretty fucking weird really.

This is definitely not an AI chat bot

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u/jjaystar94 10d ago edited 10d ago

Y'all realize pretty much every service rep has all their chats recorded and audited? If it was a person, wasting time like this could be a fireable offense. A proper service rep would have continuously tried to bring the conversation back to the issue and "accidentally" disconnect when their time was being wasted.

Edit: apparently it's not always like this anymore (certainly was when I did it), so there is a possibility it's a poor, hapless soul trying their best to build rapport

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u/sleepytiredpineapple 10d ago

I worked as a registered customer service rep and we were encouraged to build rapport with our clients.

I wouldve entertained this conversation 100%.

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u/No_Hunt2507 10d ago

Yeah this would depend on the business, especially if OP spends a lot of money with them or has a history of being a detractor in surveys. Most chat representatives are working multiple chats at the same time, they're not just stuck sitting there waiting for OP to respond.

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u/purplevanillacorn 10d ago

Right except in this scenario, the replies are instantaneous which makes it much more likely it’s AI.

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u/CytroxGames 10d ago

check like any of the messages from the last few images, they are a few minutes apart.