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The Familiarity Ladder
Why BE-A looks ordinary on purpose, and why the humanoid comes last.
How it works
- 1Do not surprise the guest: BE-A sounds and reads like an average, friendly, thirty-something Czech receptionist.
- 2Familiar first, novel later: voice and text today, a holographic interface and humanoid next.
- 3Trust comes from voice, tone, and believability, not wow factor.
- 4Always admit it is a robot.
Hear it on the podcast
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The First Touch BetFilip's prediction that guests may come to prefer AI as the first interaction, not a fallback.The 20 Percent AI RuleWhy Filip thinks the model is the least defensible part of the product.The Perfect Use Case FilterFilip's test for which jobs robotics should touch first.The Boredom ClockFilip's honest account of why he came out of retirement in three months.
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