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Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds? | Muzak

Philip Lees — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 05:19:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds?
Poster: Philip Lees
Post title: Muzak

[quote]Daryo wrote:

[quote]Philip Lees wrote:

I just repeat, "I want to speak to a human being," over and over again, until I get one.

I suppose that may take more than 20 seconds. [/quote]

An idea: record that in an audio file and play it on autorepeat!
[/quote]

Yes!! And intersperse the repeats with pleasant music clips selected from my own collection.

Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds? | Yes

expressisverbis — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 10:48:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds?
Poster: expressisverbis
Post title: Yes

Yes, made it about 20 seconds into the robot monologue before I politely asked to be transferred to a human with feelings and a heart.

Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds? | A tip ...

Daryo — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:47:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds?
Poster: Daryo
Post title: A tip ...

[quote]Philip Lees wrote:

I just repeat, "I want to speak to a human being," over and over again, until I get one.

I suppose that may take more than 20 seconds. [/quote]

An idea: record that in an audio file and play it on autorepeat!

Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds? | Person

Philip Lees — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds?
Poster: Philip Lees
Post title: Person

I just repeat, "I want to speak to a human being," over and over again, until I get one.

I suppose that may take more than 20 seconds.

Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds? | I have. Several times,

Luis M. Sosa — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:58:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds?
Poster: Luis M. Sosa
Post title: I have. Several times,

and not exactly recently (that was before the pandemic, and not seconds, but minutes). It seems they have a long, long way to go before they reach what any consumer would think is satisfactory. But, ... I don't seem to understand the point of the poll question...Sorry about that!

Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds? | nope

Alexandra Speirs — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:38:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds?
Poster: Alexandra Speirs
Post title: nope

As soon as I realise there is AI on the other end, I hang up.

Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds? | Hum

Lingua 5B — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:22:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds?
Poster: Lingua 5B
Post title: Hum

In the beginning of AI craze, while I was still considering and taking/doing some AI projects, in one of the assigments we were supposed to interact with spoken AI agent through a microphone. I got a contract and terms in advance and one of the clauses said, under cons - interacting with AI agent causes extreme fatigue, headache and cognitive load, and boy were they right. I would never do it again, not even for $1k/hr.

Some results (an excerpt) from Google:

"AI brain fry" is a real form of mental fatigue caused by intensive interaction with, and monitoring of, AI tools, leading to cognitive overload, headaches, and reduced productivity. It stems from the high mental effort required to prompt, evaluate, and fix hallucinations from multiple, non-deterministic systems.

Why AI Causes Fatigue
AI Brain Fry: A Harvard Business Review study describes this as mental exhaustion from over-monitoring AI tools, causing headaches and poor concentration.
High-Stakes Oversight: Unlike passive tools, AI requires constant, active supervision to ensure quality, which consumes significant cognitive resources

Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds? | Yes, a few times

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:38:00 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds?
Poster: Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Post title: Yes, a few times

My hospital’s appointment scheduling service is now handled by an AI agent, with terrible results. What used to take just a minute or two now takes much longer because I have to repeat everything, and sometimes the “agent” doesn’t understand me. On top of that, every now and then I get a text message saying my appointment has been canceled, and about half an hour later another text saying it’s confirmed! AI was supposed to make things better, wasn’t it?

Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds?

ProZ.com Staff — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:10:05 +0000

Forum: Poll Discussion
Topic: Poll: Have you ever talked to an AI (call center) voice agent for more than 20 seconds?
Poster: ProZ.com Staff

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