AI—a threat to BPO industry – AmCham
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) will make some call center operations obsolete and this is a threat in the business process outsourcing (BPO) industry, which is employing thousands of Filipinos alone. According to the American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines, AI and automation may be even bigger threats to jobs in the country than US president Donald Trump’s “America First” policy. However, one industry player says AI also presents opportunities for BPOs to improve and move up the value chain, which is why a number of IT–BPO organizations are tapping the government and the academe to address the problem.