Why “Just Doing AI” Is Becoming a Liability

This collaborative article explores the growing disconnect between rapid AI adoption and the organisational readiness required to deliver meaningful customer and employee experiences. Drawing on perspectives from contributors across the Women in CX community, it examines how poorly designed automation can amplify operational friction, increase employee fatigue and erode customer trust.

From customer operations and service design to governance, automation and employee experience, the discussion unpacks some of the counter-intuitive realities emerging from the current wave of AI adoption – and why the future of customer experience may depend less on how quickly organisations deploy AI, and more on how intentionally they design around it.