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Grounded Answers

Grounded-answer guardrails are algorithmic and prompt constraints that restrict an AI model to answering exclusively from verified retrieved documentation. If requested information is absent from the knowledge base, the AI refuses to speculate and escalates to a human agent.

Detailed Explanation

LLM hallucinations occur when a generative model fills knowledge gaps with plausible-sounding but fictitious details. In customer service, this can cause the AI to promise unauthorized refunds or fabricate pricing. Grounded-answer architecture combines strict system prompts, factual verification filters, and confidence thresholds to minimise ungrounded statements.

How It Works in CustomerGPT

CustomerGPT restricts answers to your approved documentation, which sharply reduces false promises. When the documentation has no answer, it says so and hands off to a person.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will CustomerGPT ever give away unauthorized discount codes?
It is built not to. CustomerGPT is instructed to refuse promo codes, discounts, or policies that do not explicitly exist in your indexed documentation, and to hand off to a person instead.

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