With over a decade of experience designing conversational interfaces, Dawn Harpster is part of a rare breed. Currently Senior Conversation Architect at Talkdesk, Dawn joins me for a conversation about why most chatbots just aren't that good.

What mistakes do conversation designers commonly make? What skills do conversation designers often lack? What are some of the common misconceptions that we have in the industry today? Does your digital assistant really need a personality? All will be revealed, plus top tips on how to do things right!

Find out more about VUX @ VOICE22 presented by Kore AI: www.voicesummit.ai and save 20% on tickets with the code VUX20

How to avoid the uncanny valley in voice design | Talkdesk

Designing customer conversations: Best practices - Guides | Talkdesk

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Botcopy is a Google Cloud Partner that augments the workflow and usability of DialogFlow, making the front end messenger interface customisable. We're joined by CMO, Rob Lubow to discuss the what, how and why of DialogFlow augmentation, plus some deep discussions on AI ethics, cognitive bias and the future of the economy and society in an increasingly AI-mediated world.

00:00 Introduction and presenting VUX World @ VOICE22 Presented by Kore AI

Find out more at https://voicesummit.ai/agenda

03:54 What is botcopy?

06:28 The idea behind botcopy

13:38 Front end UI for chatbots

17:30 Pre empt customer needs

20:40 Educating the market Vs being found

29:10 Effect AI has on the economy and businesses

37:30 AI taking over peoples jobs

42:30 Gradual or noticeable changes?

45:35 Cost saving vs social values

52:45 Cognitive bias

58:28 Bullsh*t Man

1:04:14 Outro

Find out more at https://www.botcopy.com

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There's a reason why the digital human market is forecast to reach $527 billion by 2030. And it's not all about the metaverse. One of the companies leading the digital human charge is UneeQ, and we're joined by CEO, Danny Tomsett, to dive into the rising trend of digital humans, branded avatars, virtual influencers and more. We'll discuss how and where digital humans are and will be used, the value they add to users, customers and businesses, as well as how you can get started on your digital human journey.

Check out -

https://digitalhumans.com/

https://iamsophie.io/

www.uneeq.com

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Orlando Gadea is the Global VP Customer Experience Transformation at Stanley Black & Decker, Inc, with over 6 years experience in managing conversational chatbots. Orlando joins us to share why you’ll probably build your first chatbot twice.

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Rabobank is one of the leading banks in The Netherlands. Join Stefan Bijkerk, Data-analyst & Conversational AI Specialist, Rabobank, to learn all about the use cases and channels used by Rabobank’s AI assistant to serve its customers and the business value it brings. Learn how Rabobank approaches identifying use cases and taking ideas from concept to production, as well as conversation design best practices for the banking industry.

**Presented by Deepgram**

Deepgram is a Speech Company whose goal is to have every voice heard and understood. We have revolutionized speech-to-text (STT) with an End-to-End Deep Learning platform. This AI architectural advantage means you don’t have to compromise on speed, accuracy, scalability, or cost to build the next big idea in voice. Our easy-to-use SDKs and APIs allow developers to quickly test and embed our STT solution into their voice products. For more information, visit: https://deepgram.com/vuxworld

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Philip Bennett is the Customer Service Operations Manager at Empire Today, the USA’s largest direct-to-consumer shop-at-home flooring provider. Philip joins us to share case studies on how Empire Today is using conversational AI to improve customer experience and business outcomes. We’ll chat about what’s working, what’s not, and how a ‘traditional’ business can apply emerging technology and fuel its transformation efforts.

**Presented by Deepgram**

Deepgram is a Speech Company whose goal is to have every voice heard and understood. We have revolutionized speech-to-text (STT) with an End-to-End Deep Learning platform. This AI architectural advantage means you don’t have to compromise on speed, accuracy, scalability, or cost to build the next big idea in voice. Our easy-to-use SDKs and APIs allow developers to quickly test and embed our STT solution into their voice products. For more information, visit: https://deepgram.com/vuxworld

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Beerud Sheth founded popular freelancing service, Upwork, and now co-founded and heads-up the leading conversational AI platform for emerging markets, Gupshup.

Gupshup has been on a mission lately, with acquisition after acquisition, and expanding into all emerging economies. Beerud joins us to share the Gupshup story, as well as how conversational AI is being adopted across emerging markets such as APAC. We’ll discuss the difference in customer behaviour and experience in these markets, as well as how that changes business strategy and technology solutions.

**Presented by Deepgram**

Deepgram is a Speech Company whose goal is to have every voice heard and understood. We have revolutionized speech-to-text (STT) with an End-to-End Deep Learning platform. This AI architectural advantage means you don’t have to compromise on speed, accuracy, scalability, or cost to build the next big idea in voice. Our easy-to-use SDKs and APIs allow developers to quickly test and embed our STT solution into their voice products. For more information, visit: https://deepgram.com/vuxworld

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Greg Whiteside, CEO, Human First joins us to share how you can use data to build better bots, why we’re focusing too much on data labelling and why your help centres and knowledge bases are underrated goldmines.

**Presented by Deepgram**

Deepgram is a Speech Company whose goal is to have every voice heard and understood. We have revolutionized speech-to-text (STT) with an End-to-End Deep Learning platform. This AI architectural advantage means you don’t have to compromise on speed, accuracy, scalability, or cost to build the next big idea in voice. Our easy-to-use SDKs and APIs allow developers to quickly test and embed our STT solution into their voice products. For more information, visit: https://deepgram.com/vuxworld

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