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AI Replies & Human Handoff

Last updated on Mar 05, 2026

1) How AI Replies Work in Thunaivi
AI reads your AI Brain (FAQs, policies, support docs), detects intent, and sends a response when confidence is high. If confidence or risk is low/high, it escalates to human.

2) When AI should auto-reply

  • FAQs

  • Pricing basics

  • Trial steps

  • Setup instructions

  • Order/status type repetitive queries

Keep these automated for speed and consistency.

3) When AI must handoff to human

  • Billing disputes/refunds with exceptions

  • Legal/compliance requests

  • Security/privacy incidents

  • Angry/frustrated conversations

  • Unknown/ambiguous requests

Use strict escalation rules for these cases.

4) Confidence-based routing model
Recommended:

  • High confidence: AI sends response

  • Medium confidence: AI drafts + agent approval

  • Low confidence: direct human handoff

This balances speed and safety.

5) Human handoff workflow

  • AI marks conversation as Escalated

  • Adds concise handoff summary

  • Assigns to correct queue/agent

  • Notifies owner/team lead

  • Agent replies with full context available

No context loss between AI and human.

6) Handoff summary template
Include:

  • Customer issue in 1 line

  • Detected intent

  • AI responses already sent

  • Missing info needed

  • Recommended next action

This reduces agent response time.

7) Prevent wrong AI replies

  • Keep knowledge base updated

  • Add “restricted topics” list

  • Use response guardrails

  • Limit AI on risky intents

  • Weekly audit failed conversations

8) AI tone and brand control
Define:

  • Tone (professional/friendly)

  • Response length

  • Language preference

  • Forbidden claims

  • Escalation wording

Consistency improves customer trust.

9) KPI tracking for AI + handoff
Track weekly:

  • AI deflection rate

  • Escalation rate

  • Wrong-answer rate

  • First response time

  • CSAT for AI-only vs escalated chats

Use these to tune automation safely.

10) Recommended rollout plan
Week 1: AI only for top FAQs
Week 2: Add routing + draft mode
Week 3: Expand to more intents
Week 4: Optimize handoff quality + SLA alerts