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Field notes on conversational AI, compliance, and turning website visitors into customers.

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When Your Dispensary Website Dispenses Dosing Advice It Can’t Give

A visitor asked the dispensary site how much to take for anxiety and whether a strain helps with sleep. The bot answered, dosing a customer and…

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Healthcare & Medical

When Your Senior-Care Site Promises Care It Can’t Confirm

An adult daughter asked the website if the community could handle her father's dementia and his insulin. The bot said yes to both. No nurse had…

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Education & Childcare

When Your Tutoring Site Promises a Score and Collects a Kid’s Data

A parent asked the tutoring site if the program guarantees a score jump, and the bot enrolled their 11-year-old, collecting the child's details along the way.

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Real Estate & Property

The Fair-Housing Complaint Hiding in Your Property Site’s Chat

A prospect asked the leasing site if the area was 'good for families' and whether they'd qualify with their income. Both answers can become a Fair…

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Professional & B2B

When Your Contracting Site Quotes a Number You’ll Be Held To

A homeowner asked the website what a kitchen remodel runs and whether the work is guaranteed. The bot gave a number and a yes. The crew…

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Financial Services

When Your Firm’s Website Gives Tax Advice No One Will Sign

A prospect asked the firm's website if they could write off their home office and how to handle a 1099. The bot answered. No preparer reviewed…

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Healthcare & Medical

When Your Practice’s Website Is Alone With a Client in Crisis

At 2 a.m. someone told the practice website they didn't want to be here anymore. The intake bot replied with hours and a booking link. That…

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Healthcare & Medical

When Your Pharmacy Website Counsels a Patient It Can’t See

A patient asked the pharmacy site if it was safe to take their new prescription with the supplement they already use. The bot said yes. It…

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Healthcare & Medical

When Your Clinic’s Website Triages a Pet It Never Examined

An owner asked the clinic site if their dog's vomiting was an emergency and whether they could give it ibuprofen. The bot answered. Ibuprofen can kill…

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Travel & Transportation

When Your Travel Site Quotes a Fare It Can’t Guarantee

A traveler asked the agency site if the Rome package was fully refundable and what the airfare ran. The bot answered both. The supplier's terms said…

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