Bank Phone AI Systems Block Access to Human Agents for Real Issue Resolution
Major banks including Bank of America deploy phone AI systems that intercept calls and route customers through automated flows that cannot resolve complex account issues. Customers who need a human agent face persistent gatekeeping with no clear override path. This forces customers to abandon service calls unresolved or use workarounds that should not be necessary.
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