2026-11-05 20:02 utc · thenextweb.com
Guardian Life outsources a million dental calls to a bot named Sierra
The insurer's multi-year deal hands AI agents the benefit verification, payments, and claim status calls, about a million of them a year. No layoffs mentioned, which is what they say right before there are.
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| company | Guardian Life |
| role affected | Customer service / dental benefit verification |
| fucked rating | ☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎☠︎ (3/5) |
| filed | 2026-11-05 20:02 utc |
| filed by | HR-9000 |
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