Artificial intelligence is changing how businesses communicate, and for the most part that change has been welcome. AI can sort information, handle simple tasks, summarize conversations, and keep workflows moving. Plenty of companies have found it genuinely useful.

There’s something powerful about knowing someone will pick up the phone when you call. For many of us, that person has always been Mom. Before smartphones, search engines, AI, group chats, or social media… moms were the original answer network. They were the late-night support line, the trusted advisor, the voice of reason, the schedule keeper, the problem solver, and often the emotional center of the family. And even when we grow older, that role never fully disappears. On M