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    Customer Service Automation

    Reducing cost per contact while protecting CSAT.

    What does customer service automation cover?

    Applying AI to support queues, ticket triage, deflection and post-contact workflows without degrading service quality.

    Definitions in this cluster

    • Deflection rate

      Deflection rate is the share of support contacts fully resolved by automation without a human agent. It is the primary efficiency metric for customer service AI and should always be read alongside CSAT.

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