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HR service agents should be designed around the difficult request
Routine policy questions are easy to automate. The real test is how an HR agent handles nuance, conflicting information and sensitive escalation.
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HR service agents should be designed around the difficult request
Routine policy questions are easy to automate. The real test is how an HR agent handles nuance, conflicting information and sensitive escalation.
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