In the world of AI – chatbots, and virtual assistants are two popular words that are used interchangeably too often even though they mean two different things. Sometimes, you might even hear the term ‘virtual assistant chatbot’ being used in place of a chatbot or a virtual assistant. In this blog, we take a look at the differences between a chatbot, a virtual assistant, and a virtual assistant chatbot, and give you some guidelines on which solution to use, and when.

AI chatbots aren’t just for customers. They can provide useful support throughout a business, including your help desk. Help desks are the hub of your support. The help desk team not only supports your customers but also manages internal IT and HR support. They’re busy handling tickets, maintaining office network infrastructure, speaking to customers, and dealing with all manner of technical difficulties your departments could find themselves facing.

Chatbots are no longer a new technology in customer service. Customers are using them to get support across a variety of industries, whether they need help changing a hotel reservation, paying a bill, or finding the perfect lipstick color. Business use of chatbots and conversational AI is only going in one direction.