Empathy In The Age Of Automation: Why Human Touch Still Matters
Forbes July 15, 2024
Parul Batra is a Global Customer Experience Technology Program Expert at neuro42, focused on solutions to enhance customer experience.
Having spent over 12 years in technology and program management, I’ve witnessed how introducing tools allows business tasks and consumer touch points to become more efficient. Despite all the progress in this space, human empathy is an important element that no algorithm or app can emulate.
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