Voice agents can call your doctor now, but humans may just hang up on them
venturetwins · x · 2026-10-13
Consumer voice agents can now reliably call businesses or doctor's offices on your behalf, but the human on the other end may hang up. The author argues the awkward in-between period ends only when businesses adopt voice agents on their side too.
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