Imagine working in a call center where you have a script to follow. Would you read it word for word, or would you deviate from the script to sound more natural instead of robotic? In this story, one ...

HR wanted total obedience, and that’s exactly what they got.

American politicians love to pose as defenders of factory workers threatened by globalization, corporate restructuring, and overseas outsourcing. But their campaign spiels rarely mention other jobs at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Have you ever found yourself repeating the words "speak to a human please" while on the phone with customer service? If so, you're ...

This story was produced by our colleagues at the BBC. The benefits and drawbacks of artificial intelligence are increasingly in the spotlight as AI creeps into more and more parts of our lives. One of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Startups are marketing AI products with lifelike voices to schedule or cancel medical visits and refill prescriptions. (Elise ...

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Have you ever found yourself repeating the words “speak to a human please” while on the phone with customer service? If so, you’re among the roughly 70% of Americans who find interacting with ...

At one call center in the Philippines, workers help Americans with diabetes or neurological conditions troubleshoot devices that monitor their health. Sometimes they get pressing calls: elderly ...

Startups are marketing AI products with lifelike voices to schedule or cancel medical visits and refill prescriptions. (Elise Amendola / Associated Press) At one call center in the Philippines, ...