💻 Technology May 15, 2026 · michael.nunez@venturebeat.com (Michael Nuñez)

Intercom, now called Fin, launches an AI agent whose only job is managing another AI agent

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Intercom, now called Fin, launches an AI agent whose only job is managing another AI agent
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The company formerly known as Intercom just did something that no major customer service platform has attempted at scale: it built an AI agent whose sole job is to manage another AI agent.Fin Operator, announced Thursday at a live event in San Francisco, is a new AI-powered system designed specifically for the back-office teams that configure, monitor, and improve Fin, the company's customer-facing AI agent. Rather than replacing human support agents — which is what Fin itself does on the front

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