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august 5, 2025

Bot & Cold

When bots fail us.

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🌲 Columbia Sportswear’s irreverent reboot embraces the chaos of the outdoors.

💡 Infographic: Instagram explains when to use each post type.

🏍️ Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Levi’s tie together their yearlong partnership with final campaign.

🍔 McDonald’s unveils new adult Happy Meal with McDonaldland twist.

👻 Count Chocula, Boo Berry and Franken Berry are brought to life in celebration of The Jim Henson Company’s 70th anniversary.

🇸🇬 This chewing gum sidesteps Singapore’s ban on gum.

When Using AI Bots Repels Customers

A new study across five experiments and 71,000+ reviews reveals that people are up to 30% more likely to stop using a service if it’s delivered by AI or robots instead of a human… particularly in settings like hospitality, travel, or wellness where warmth, empathy, and enjoyment are key.

This lack of perceived warmth leads to:

  • 23.7% lower intent to continue using the service.
  • 29.8% drop when people seek fun and pleasure.
  • 19.5% decrease in perceived warmth of AI vs humans.

Key takeaways from the data:

  • Avoid AI-only service in warmth-driven contexts like hotels, spas, or restaurants.
  • Blend AI + human support, using machines for low-touch tasks like check-out, etc.
  • Make AI feel human with a casual tone, friendly punctuation, and warm interjections like “wow!”
  • Efficiency-focused environments (like grocery checkout or airport security) are safer bets for AI-only rollouts.

Dig into the data at Science Says.

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