We used to believe only humans could solve messy, high-stakes customer problems. But what happens when AI Agents prove they can do this too?

In this episode, Declan Ivory, VP of Support at Intercom, and Natalie Hurst, Senior Director of Customer Success at Nuuly, unpack how, with AI handling ever more complex customer interactions, the world of customer experience is being reshaped and what this shift means for leaders, human teams, and the trust customers place in AI.

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Ruth O’Brien, Senior Director of AI Support at Intercom, and Declan Ivory, VP of Customer Support at Intercom, dive into Fin Procedures – a powerful new way for Fin AI Agent to handle complex, multi-step queries. Hear how Intercom’s own support team is using Procedures in practice, and the impact customers are seeing so far – from higher resolution rates to improved CSAT.

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Intercom's Senior Director of AI Support, Ruth O’Brien, and VP of Customer Support, Declan Ivory, recap Pioneer, our summit for AI customer service leaders. They cover the announcement of Fin 3, the best-performing AI Agent capable of handling the most complex queries, our vision for a Customer Agent future, ideas on AI as a convergent force, and more.

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In this episode of The Ticket, Ruth O’Brien, Senior Director of AI Support, is joined by Sean Reid, New Product Introduction Program Manager, and Beth-Ann Sher, Senior Knowledge Manager, to unpack how Intercom handles 500+ product launches a year. They share how the NPI (New Product Introduction) process enables both Fin and human teammates to deliver seamless support, why knowledge management is so critical in an AI-first world, and how cross-team collaboration ensures every launch is a success.

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In this episode of The Ticket, Vanta’s Director of Customer Support, Margarita Wilshire, joins Intercom’s Senior Director of Human Support, Bobby Stapleton, to share how her team blends human expertise, customer education, and AI innovation to deliver fast, trustworthy, and scalable support – while keeping customer experience at the heart of everything they do.

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In this episode, Senior Director of AI Support Ruth O’Brien and VP of Support Declan Ivory take you inside part two of Intercom’s AI Agent Blueprint: "Scale it." They share lessons from being the first support team in the world to deploy a generative AI agent and dive into the organizational shifts that make scaling the impact of AI possible. From introducing new roles like conversation designers and AI ops managers, to keeping customer experience front and center, and rethinking support economics to prove long-term business value, it’s a candid look at what it really takes to scale AI in customer service.

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Ruth O’Brien, Senior Director of AI Support at Intercom, sits down with George Dilthey, Head of Support at Clay, to explore “The Wheel” – Clay’s 15-month rotational program that begins in customer service and develops the next generation of tech leaders.

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We've just launched "The AI Agent Blueprint" – a two-part strategic map for launching and scaling AI in customer service. It's designed to help customer service, CX, and AI transformation leaders deploy fast, scale with confidence, and achieve meaningful business transformation with AI.

In this episode, Senior Director of Human Support Bobby Stapleton and VP of Customer Support Declan Ivory unpack what's in the Blueprint, sharing hard-won lessons from Intercom's own journey deploying AI, why it's not about AI for AI's sake, and what support leaders need to get right during this transformational time – from building a business case to rewiring their team structure. It's a grounded, behind-the-scenes look at leading a CS organization through AI transformation.

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As AI agents deflect more and more customer conversations, support teams are being thrown straight into the deep end. In this episode of The Ticket, Senior Director of Human Support at Intercom Bobby Stapleton chats with Mark Hughes, Co-Founder and CEO of SolidRoad - an AI-first training and QA platform transforming how CX teams ramp, upskill, and retain talent. They discuss the death of tier-one support, why simulation-based training is essential in an AI-first world, and how the best companies are training not just their humans - but their AI agents too.

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How do you keep your AI agent accurate when the product changes every week? Bobby Stapleton, Senior Director, Human Support, Intercom, chats with Ruth O’Brien, Senior Director, AI Support, Intercom, about how Intercom’s support team maintains 75%+ resolution rates - from the processes behind new product launches to the culture of continuous improvement across both AI and human teams.

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