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Bates: Genesys sees no seat contraction from AI
“We don't even see any contraction in seats. We see AI as a tailwind, like every one of the sort of, the narratives you hear aren't coming to pass.”
Tony Bates Sep 11, 2026 ▶ 31:00 Is The Future Customer Experience AI Talking To AI? — With Tony Bates
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Bates: AI won't fundamentally change business models, only interaction fluidity
“The business model itself won't fundamentally change. The fluidity of how you interact with it will.”
Tony Bates Sep 11, 2026 ▶ 14:12 Is The Future Customer Experience AI Talking To AI? — With Tony Bates
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Bates: Hybrid AI-human workforces will persist for a very long time
“I really see this idea of a hybrid workforce where you're upskilling your workforce will exist I mean, it depends on our time frame, but for a very, very long time.”
Tony Bates Sep 11, 2026 ▶ 26:34 Is The Future Customer Experience AI Talking To AI? — With Tony Bates
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Bates: Personal AI agents will score businesses using learned user preferences
“As your own AI is learning more and more of your preferences, it's going to use that as part of its scoring.”
Tony Bates Sep 11, 2026 ▶ 20:00 Is The Future Customer Experience AI Talking To AI? — With Tony Bates
Assertion Partly supported
Bates: 30% of consumers will leave a brand after one bad experience
“We do a survey every year. We go out to consumers, not to our com, our customers, and just say, you know, how do you feel about customer experience? And 30% of those consumers said, I will leave that brand if I have one bad experience.”
Tony Bates Sep 11, 2026 ▶ 2:51 Is The Future Customer Experience AI Talking To AI? — With Tony Bates
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