AI Chatbots Hallucinate Bookings and Promises in Service Businesses
LLM-based customer service bots in high-ticket businesses (clinics, salons, restaurants) frequently hallucinate compromises, confirm impossible bookings, and promise nonexistent discounts because they are optimized for helpfulness rather than business rule enforcement. This creates liability, lost revenue, and damaged reputation.
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