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Oct 15, 2025 · Mentioned in the reading · Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema
Gulf News describes a shift in India’s call-centre sector: AI agents, previously used to assist human workers, are increasingly handling customer conversations themselves. The article cites a Reuters report that startups say their agents can handle up to 95 percent of customer queries, while some companies have reduced staffing by as much as 80 per cent.
The stakes extend beyond the workplace. The article says India’s BPO sector employs roughly 1.65 million people, and recounts workers describing layoffs and fear of telling their families. It links those jobs to household incomes and career paths that once appeared stable. At the same time, Gulf News notes that customers may prefer people for complex or emotional issues, and that bots can struggle with ambiguous queries, dialects, and judgment beyond a script.
The article frames the outcome as unresolved: cost savings and scalability may come alongside social dislocation, while the pace of workers’ adaptation and any policy response remain open questions. It reports proposals from some experts for blended teams, retraining, ethical AI design, and social policies to cushion transitions. The article does not establish how many jobs AI has already displaced or whether these proposals will be adopted.
Sep 29, 2023 · Mentioned in the reading · Gulf News: Latest UAE news, Dubai news, Business, travel news, Dubai Gold rate, prayer time, cinema
Gulf News reports that Jack Madrid, president of the IT & Business Association of the Philippines, urged the country’s outsourcing industry to embrace generative AI rather than fear it. The sector accounts for around 8 per cent of economic output, and the article says bots are taking on more call center jobs.
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Gulf News is a UAE newspaper publishing regional and international reporting on business, technology and employment.
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