Stop adding chatbots, use Agentic AI to Modernize Legacy CX Systems

Author(s): Manbir T

Originally published on Towards AI.

Stop adding chatbots, use Agentic AI to Modernize Legacy CX Systems

If your support strategy over the last five years has boiled down to “spin up another chatbot,” you’re not alone — and you’re also stuck. Most organizations didn’t wake up one morning and decide their customer experience should feel like a scavenger hunt. It happened in slow motion: a new product line, a new CRM module, a new ticketing app, a new knowledge base, another data warehouse, another IVR. Then the pressure to “do AI” landed, and teams started slapping bots on top as a quick fix, hoping the UI sugar would cover the infrastructure carbs.

The article discusses the pitfalls of relying solely on chatbots within customer experience (CX) systems, emphasizing that stacking chatbots on top of existing legacy systems isn’t a sustainable solution. It advocates for the shift towards ‘agentic AI,’ which integrates various systems to streamline workflows, enhances efficiency by enabling seamless interactions across platforms, and ultimately aims to improve customer satisfaction and operational effectiveness. The author argues that organizations should focus on creating a cohesive, outcome-driven approach rather than merely adding more chatbots.

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