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The Smoke Detector and the Spy

The Michelli Experience by Dr. Joseph A. Michelli

Aug 7, 20269:25Business

A discount that only appears when you threaten to cancel isn’t loyalty — it’s a confession. Joseph Michelli unpacks the “smoke detector test” for predictive churn AI: the same model can serve customers or surveil them, a...

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