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California Puts a 15-Minute Clock on AI Customer Service Handoffs
PYMNTS AI
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California enacted a law requiring AI customer service systems to hand off to human agents within 15 minutes starting Jan. 1, 2027.
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- PYMNTS AI · INDUSTRY NEWS
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- 28 October 2026
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- 29 Oct 2026, 08:01 UK
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- California Puts a 15-Minute Clock on AI Customer Service Handoffs ↗
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It’s fairly common in the age of artificial intelligence and agents for AI to handle routine customer service faster and cheaper than a call center,…
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