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Chatbot is dead, here comes the digital employee

Chatbot is dead, Digital Agent is rising. What’s the difference?

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M.W.
May 8, 20254 min read

Let’s be clear: we don’t build chatbots. We build Digital Agents — and the difference is night and day.

Most people don’t like chatbots. And for good reason. A Gartner study from early 2023 showed that only 8% of customers interacted with a chatbot during their most recent support experience. Of those, just 1 in 4 said they’d do it again. Meanwhile, a SurveyMonkey report found that 45% to 86% of users prefer to talk to a human or actively ask for one. These numbers speak volumes. So we don’t work on “Chatbots”. Instead, we built something radically different: a Digital Agent.

What’s the difference? A chatbot is a script. A Digital Agent is a team member — one that’s skilled, smart, collaborative, and even… likable. In a recent analysis with a global telecom provider, our Digital Agent handled an average of 6.87 interactions per session, with over 37.3% of users engaging in 6+ exchanges and 8.2% going beyond 10. And the kicker? The AI received a 96% CSAT score. That’s not a coincidence — that’s user trust.

Chatbot is dead

Why does it work? Because we built Digital Agents to do three things really well:

  • Resolve – Our AI aims to solve 70–95% of customer issues directly, without human intervention. Not just respond. Resolve.
  • Resonate – We invest in conversational design to make the experience charming, natural, and at times, even moving. Because service/sales isn’t just about answers — it’s about connection.
  • Collaborate – A real employee doesn’t just serve customers — they support the team. That’s why our Digital Agents come with built-in tools like auto-tagging, summarization, escalation, CRM updates, and performance analytics to boost internal productivity.

The result? Higher resolution rates, sky-high CSAT, and a customer experience people actually enjoy.

So no, we don’t make chatbots. We make Digital Agents.

And they’re here to work — with your users, and with your team.

M

M.W.

Co-founder

M.W. is a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Aissist.io, with over 12 years of hands-on experience in machine learning and advanced AI. He has built and led the development of three generations of AI systems, from early ML automation to modern agentic AI platforms powering enterprise-scale operations