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Stop relying on AI chatbots for customer care, UK banks and energy firms told.

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Citizens Advice said providers of essential services such as energy, banking, phone and internet should guarantee a 'right to talk to a human' instead of relying on AI chatbots for customer care.

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Citizens Advice says providers of essential services such as energy, banking, phone and internet should guarantee a "right to talk to a human" instead of relying on AI chatbots for customer care.

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Citizens Advice urges UK banks and energy firms to stop relying on AI chatbots for customer care

Stop relying on AI chatbots for customer care, UK banks and energy firms told
Guardian AI · 21 Sept 2026, 16:35

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