How AI startups like Altur are using chatbots to help automate debt collection; YC incubated six debt collection and settlement startups in the past six years
Debt is rising in the United States. Now, when you owe money, you're likely to get a phone call from an AI collector asking you to pay up—sometimes even when you *don't* owe anything: — www.wired.com/story/ai-tak...
“AI boosters often stress that, as automation becomes more sophisticated, humanity has a rare chance to get rid of the worst gigs in the world. Working at a call center already sucks. Working at a call center specifically to hound people for money compounds the misery.” [embed…
But what if your profession—arguably, inhumane on its face— should be replaced? @knibbs.bsky.social spent some time with debt collectors www.wired.com/story/ai-tak...