What Your Customers Think Of AI—You Need To Know This

What Your Customers Think Of AI—You Need To Know This

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42% believe AI and ChatGPT can handle complex customer service inquiries as effectively as humans. getty Ten years ago, only the most technologically advanced companies used AI—although it barely resembled what companies use today when communicating with customers—and it was very, very expensive. But not anymore. Today, any company can implement an AI strategy using ChatGPT-type technologies, often creating experiences that give customers what they want. But not always, which is why the information below is important. The 2025 Findings My annual customer service and CX research study surveys more than 1,000 U.S. consumers weighted to the population’s demographics of age, gender, ethnicity and geography. It included an entire group of questions focused on how customers react to and accept (or don’t accept) AI options to ask questions, resolve problems and communicate with a company or brand. Consider the following findings: AI Success: Half of U.S. customers (50%) said they have successfully resolved a customer service issue using AI or ChatGPT-type technologies without needing human assistance. In 2024, only three out of 10 customers (32%) did so. That’s great news, but it’s important to point out that age makes a difference. Six out of 10 Gen-Z customers (61%) successfully used AI support versus just 32% of Boomers. AI Is Far From Perfect: Half of U.S. customers (51%) said they received incorrect information from an AI self-service bot. Even with incredible improvement in AI’s capabilities, it still serves up wrong information. That destroys trust, not only in the company but also in the technology as a whole. A few bad answers and customers will be reluctant, at least in the near term, to choose self-service over the traditional mode of communication, the phone. Still, Customers Believe: Four out of 10 customers (42%) believe AI and ChatGPT can handle complex customer service…