Customer Service Weekly AI News

October 20 - October 28, 2025

This week brought exciting changes to how companies help their customers using smart computer programs called AI agents. The most important update came from a company called HBX Group on October 21st. They made their chatbot named 'Olivia' much smarter by teaching it to speak many different languages automatically. When a customer writes in Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, or nine other languages, the computer instantly translates it so agents in England can understand. The company also promises to keep using honest AI that tells customers when the computer is translating instead of hiding it.

On the same day, the big company Salesforce shared that their AI agent tool called 'Agentforce' is getting better every day. Right now only about 8% of their customers are using it, but Salesforce thinks this will change quickly because more people are realizing how helpful these AI helpers can be. They also said companies can now use AI agents to do normal tasks like fixing supply chains and talking to small shops, which saves lots of time and money.

October 20th was important too, when computer company Lenovo announced new agentic AI tools that will help workers do their jobs better. These aren't simple robots—they're AI workers that think, decide, and work without humans telling them every single step. Statistics show that 67% of regular people now want AI to help them with customer service questions because it's faster than waiting for a person. The future looks clear: AI agents are moving from just being experiments to actually doing real work in companies around the world.

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