The period between 1960 and 2007 is called the Era of __________ in reference to casket manufacturing.

A laminate is created by gluing together sheets of different materials.

While some ancient peoples used an inner case and an outer case for dead human remains, the Egyptians used only one encasement.

Due to the nature of the material, no two wood caskets are ever exactly the same.

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Your AI-driven product recommendation system is highly effective but tends to reinforce traditional gender stereotypes in its suggestions. How do you address this?

A large retail company decides to implement a new customer service policy. They train their front-line employees to follow a strict script for all customer interactions, believing this will ensure consistency in service quality across all their stores. The company also implements a rigid set of rules that employees must follow in all situations, with no room for deviation or personal judgment. True or False: This approach aligns with best practices in customer-centric service and is likely to significantly improve customer satisfaction.

Your e-commerce company is preparing to launch an AI-driven customer service chatbot to handle the increasing volume of customer inquiries. During the final testing phase, several issues are discovered: The chatbot uses gendered language and makes assumptions about customers based on their names. It performs significantly better in English compared to other languages, potentially disadvantaging non-English speaking customers. The chatbot is highly effective at resolving simple queries but sometimes provides inaccurate information for complex issues. Customer data used to train the chatbot may not be fully compliant with new data protection regulations in some regions. Your company has already invested significantly in this project, and the current human customer service team is overwhelmed. The chatbot is expected to reduce response times by 50% and cut customer service costs by 30%. However, you’re concerned about potential backlash and legal issues if the chatbot is launched with these problems. How do you proceed?

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