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AI chatbot development services that answer accurately

A chatbot that guesses is worse than no chatbot at all. Our AI chatbot development services build assistants that answer from your own content, such as policies, product details and help articles, and hand the conversation to a person when they shouldn’t answer. We test every assistant against real customer questions before launch and keep improving it with the conversations it has.

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What it is

What AI chatbot development services include

Custom chatbot development starts with the questions your customers actually ask. We collect them from emails, calls and chat logs, decide which ones the assistant should answer and which should go to a person, and gather the content it needs to answer correctly. That scope keeps the assistant useful and safe. We also agree the tone of voice, the topics it must avoid and the moments it should offer a person instead of an answer.

The assistant then retrieves answers from your approved content rather than relying on what a model happens to know. AI customer service bots built this way can quote your policies, link to the right page and say when they don’t know, which is what keeps customers trusting them.

Signs you are ready for an AI chatbot

  • Your team answers the same questions every day
  • Customers wait hours for simple answers
  • Your old chatbot only follows fixed scripts
  • Answers live in documents nobody can find
  • You need help outside office hours
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What’s included

What our AI chatbot development services include

An assistant scoped, built, tested and improved around your customers.

01

Question research

Real customer questions collected and sorted into what the bot answers and what it hands off.

02

Knowledge setup

Your policies, product data and help content organized so the assistant can find the right answer.

03

Custom chatbot development

The assistant built on a leading language model, with your tone, rules and limits.

04

Handoff to people

Smooth transfer to your team by chat, email or phone, with the conversation attached.

05

Testing and evaluation

A test set of real questions checked before launch and after every change.

06

Integration

On your website and connected to your CRM, booking or help desk where needed.

In depth

AI chatbot development services in depth

The details that separate a helpful assistant from a risky one.

Answers from your content

Language models can produce confident answers that are wrong. We reduce that risk by having the assistant answer from your approved content, cite where the answer came from and decline questions outside its scope. When the content doesn’t cover a question, the assistant says so and offers a person.

Testing before customers see it

Before launch we build a test set from real questions, including tricky and off-topic ones, and check every answer. The same test runs after each change, so improvements in one area don’t break another. You see the results in plain numbers: answered correctly, handed off and missed. Real conversations after launch are reviewed regularly, and new questions are added to the test set so the assistant keeps improving.

A person in the loop

Some conversations need a human: complaints, refunds, sensitive situations or anything outside the rules. We design clear handoff points and give your team the full conversation, so customers never have to repeat themselves.

How it works

How our custom chatbot development works

A pilot on real questions first, with a progress update every week.

  1. Step 01

    Discover

    Questions, content, systems and success measures agreed with your team.

  2. Step 02

    Prototype

    A working assistant tested against your real questions.

  3. Step 03

    Pilot

    Live with a share of conversations, watched closely and improved each week.

  4. Step 04

    Launch and improve

    Rolled out fully, with monthly reviews of answers and handoffs.

Why Griffon

Why Griffon for AI chatbot development services

We build AI as part of websites and apps, so the assistant fits your site, links to the right pages and connects to your systems. The same team can update your help pages when the assistant reveals gaps in your content.

If a chatbot isn’t the right answer to your problem, we tell you, and suggest what is, such as a better help page or a simpler form.

Part of our AI development ↗

2 hours

our usual reply to a new inquiry, one business day at most

Weekly

progress updates, plus a monthly report with the data and the work done

One team

strategy, design, development and marketing under one roof

You own it

the design, code and accounts are yours once the work is paid in full

FAQ

Questions about AI chatbot development services, answered

What do AI chatbot development services include?

Question research, knowledge setup, building the assistant, handoff to your team, testing and evaluation, website and system integration, and ongoing improvement.

How is this different from an old chatbot?

Old chatbots follow fixed scripts. AI assistants understand questions in natural language and answer from your content, while still following the rules you set.

Can the chatbot make mistakes?

Any AI can. We reduce mistakes by answering from your approved content, testing against real questions and handing off to a person when it isn’t sure.

Will AI customer service bots replace our team?

They handle repetitive questions so your team can focus on conversations that need a person. Handoff is built in from the start.

Where does our data go?

It depends on the model and hosting you choose. We explain the options, including which provider processes the data, before anything is built.

How much does custom chatbot development cost?

It depends on the scope, content and integrations. We price a pilot first, so you can see results before a full rollout. After launch, monthly reviews cover accuracy, handoffs and new questions to add.

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A 30-minute call. No deck, no pressure. Bring the site, the numbers and the goal, and leave with a plan and a price.

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