How to answer customer emails with AI
The same delivery questions fill your support queue each morning. Build answers from your actual shipping policy and test exceptions before allowing an assistant to respond to customers.
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Reply within your customer service policies
Collect the policies the assistant may use
Collect the policies the assistant may use.
Example: Collect the approved shipping page, refund rules and escalation contact; remove customer names from sample tickets.
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Test replies against approved articles
Draft a reply about [customer issue] using [approved shipping policy]. Mark cases needing human escalation.
Test routine questions and edge cases
Test routine questions and edge cases.
Example: Test a delayed parcel, an incorrect address and a damaged order; route refund exceptions to a person before enabling customer replies.
Other tools for this task
Zendesk AI
Customer support
Help support teams answer questions and organize service requests.
Before you answer customer emails
Can it promise a refund?
Limit answers to the approved policy and send requests outside those rules to a trained agent.
What if our shipping policy changes?
Update the source article and rerun delay and refund test questions before relying on the new answers.
Can I paste customer tickets into a public chat?
Use your company-approved support environment and follow its rules for personal and payment information.