Slice of Technology

Join us on this week's episode of the Slice of Technology AI podcast, hosted by Jared S. Taylor! Our Guest: Des Traynor, Co-Founder of Intercom.


What you’ll get out of this episode:
  • AI-First Pivot: Intercom's rapid decision to embrace AI, starting with ChatGPT's release, and integrating human augmentation features into their customer service platform.
  • Finn’s Development: How Intercom’s AI chatbot, Finn, has answered 15 million customer queries, improving response times and user satisfaction.
  • Human-AI Balance: Des emphasizes the importance of seamless handovers between AI and human agents, preventing customer frustration.
  • Future of AI: Des predicts software development and industries requiring extensive research, like law and medicine, will undergo major AI-driven disruptions.
  • Trust in AI: Intercom focuses on maintaining trust by avoiding AI hallucinations and ensuring the bot provides reliable, fact-based answers.


To Learn More About Intercom:
Website https://www.intercom.com/
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/intercom/

Guest's Socials:
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/destraynor/

Show and Host's Socials:
Slice of Technology
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/slice-of-technology/

Jared S Taylor
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredstaylor/


Slice of Technology is produced by Slice of Media, Inc. 

What is Slice of Technology?

“Slices” on the people and organizations in technology via news, thoughts, podcasts, spotlights and more! This is our AI-focused podcast in collaboration with HumanX. This show is produced by Slice of Media, Inc.