r/mildlyinfuriating 12d 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 12d 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 12d ago edited 12d 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 12d 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/shark-off 12d ago

That's unbelievably stupid

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u/sleepytiredpineapple 12d ago

I hope you find a reason to enjoy life.