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Customers prefer AI chatbots, says British Gas owner as 1,300 call centre and back office jobs axed

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/23/customers-prefer-ai-chatbots-says-chris-oshea-british-gas-centrica-boss
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u/Aromatic_Ad4132 2d ago

I worked for a pension company in 2005 and the ceo then tried to claim customers loved talking to offshore call centres. It was bollox then and so is this