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

Professional & B2B

CPNI Doesn’t Care That a Bot Was Just Being Helpful

Someone types an account number into the website chat and asks what calls were made and what's owed. The assistant answers. It just handed out CPNI…

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Education & Childcare

Aid, Outcomes, and Records: Where a College Website Crosses the Line

A prospective student asks how much aid they'll get and whether the program lands jobs. The website answers with numbers. Both are the kind of claim…

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Travel & Transportation

Background Checks, Service Animals, and the Promises a Rideshare Site Can’t Make

A rider asks if every driver is background-checked and safe. A driver applicant asks if they're approved. The website answers both, and both answers are now…

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Automotive

What a Website Assistant Shouldn’t Say About a Car You Towed

Someone's car got towed and they ask the website what it costs to get it back and whether the tow was even legal. Every answer the…

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Education & Childcare

A Daycare Website That Guarantees Safety Has Made a Promise It Can’t Keep

A parent asks whether the center can handle their child's peanut allergy and whether he'll be safe. The website says yes to both. No director reviewed…

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Restaurants & Food Service

The Allergen Question Your Website Should Never Answer With ‘It’s Safe’

A guest with a peanut allergy asks the website if a dish is safe. The assistant says yes. No chef checked, no one knows the kitchen,…

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Home Services & Construction

Guaranteed Savings and the 30% Credit: Two Numbers Your Website Can’t Promise

A homeowner asks the website how much solar will save and whether they get the 30% credit. The assistant answers with confidence, and both numbers are…

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Funeral & Memorial

The Funeral Rule Still Applies When a Bot Answers

A grieving family asks the website what cremation costs and whether embalming is required. The assistant answers wrong, and the Funeral Rule does not grade on…

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Financial Services

Under the FDCPA, Every Chat Is a ‘Communication’

Someone types a name and a balance into the website chat. The assistant confirms the account and offers a payoff. It just made a regulated communication…

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Professional & B2B

Fred: A Firm Assistant That Won’t Render an Opinion It Can’t Seal

A website bot that says a wall isn't load-bearing and a plan meets code just issued opinions only a licensed professional can. Here is an assistant…

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