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AI receptionist quotes incorrect prices due to data governance issues

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An AI receptionist for a commercial cleaning company was found to be quoting incorrect prices for services, with 41% of its quotes differing from human sales representatives. The issue stemmed not from AI hallucination, but from the AI referencing an outdated price sheet while salespeople used a newer version, and the CRM having a third set of numbers. The proposed solution involves establishing a single, versioned, and time-bound price authority document for the AI and forcing the AI to output quotes in a standardized, auditable format that includes explicit assumptions and validity dates. AI

IMPACT Highlights the critical need for robust data governance and accurate, version-controlled data sources to ensure AI systems provide reliable and consistent outputs in business operations.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a specific application of AI in a business context, focusing on data management and prompt engineering rather than a new model release or core AI research.

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AI receptionist quotes incorrect prices due to data governance issues

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · chenwengui23 ·

    Your AI quoted $1,850. Your salesperson quoted $2,400. The customer saw both.

    <p>A commercial cleaning company asked me to look at their AI receptionist because "it keeps giving the wrong prices." I pulled 143 quotes from one quarter — every enquiry where the AI had produced a number and a human had later quoted the same job.</p> <p><strong>59 of them disa…

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