Chatbots stories
New Zealand marketers will gain local access to enterprise search and AI visibility tools as brands adapt to being found in chatbots as well as Google.
AI shopping tools are getting richer product data as Adobe Commerce exposes catalogues to chatbots, aiming to improve discovery and accuracy.
Pressure is mounting on support teams to show AI results, as DevRev ties live calls to the records needed to solve queries.
The restructure puts sales and customer delivery under new leaders as enterprise buyers demand stronger governance, support and reliability from AI agents.
Enterprise users can now limit what AI voice agents access and do, as OpenAI seeks to move beyond pilot projects into production use.
Government agencies and enterprises in Australia gain tighter checks on AI-led contact centres as Adactin adds Cyara's IVR testing platform.
By linking chat to live IT systems, Cisco is pitching AI assistants that could cut routine work while keeping engineers in control.
Rising fraud, shipping costs and AI-driven shopping are set to squeeze retailers' margins this holiday season unless customer data improves.
Developers can now use Google Cloud's examples to build and govern Gemini-powered agents for approvals, compliance and data workflows.
Enterprises are turning to AI agents that can handle complex service requests, raising the stakes for vendors competing on reliability and governance.
Many organisations are still testing AI in pilots, as executives say trust, governance and measurable results now matter more than hype.
Governance gaps are emerging as hospitals, contact centres and enterprises push AI into frontline operations, raising risk and accountability concerns.
Pressure is mounting on companies to prove AI is governed in real time, as agentic systems take decisions and access sensitive data.
Faster real-time responses may help brands cut manual analysis as the new release links customer signals with AI tools across service and marketing.
Canadians could soon get clearer warnings on chatbots and synthetic content as Ottawa weighs rules to track serious AI incidents and agentic tools.
Australian firms are racing to curb shadow AI use after staff began sharing confidential data with unsanctioned tools.
A gap in company controls is pushing many Canadian staff to use unauthorised AI for travel planning, expenses and rebooking.
Holiday gaming and AI use are exposing more children to data risks, as one in five parents have never discussed online privacy.
Brands risk being invisible in AI search unless they measure how chatbots such as ChatGPT and Gemini recommend them.
With AI-related defects threatening user trust, the new platform pairs automated test creation with human checks across global devices and markets.