Not Quite Black Mirror: Meet Steve (or Jessica), the AI Receptionist You Didn’t Know You Needed

Right. So, we’ve built an AI receptionist. Now, before you roll your eyes and mutter, “Oh great, robots taking over,” just… hear me out. This one doesn’t make tea. It won’t try to sell you crypto........

4/21/20252 min read

Not Quite Black Mirror: Meet Steve (or Jessica), the AI Receptionist You Didn’t Know You Needed

Right. So, we’ve built an AI receptionist.

Now, before you roll your eyes and mutter, “Oh great, robots taking over,” just… hear me out.

This one doesn’t make tea. It won’t try to sell you crypto. And it definitely won’t say, “You’re on mute,” every time you start talking.

What will it do?

  • Answer your business calls (politely, every time)

  • Take appointments (no sighing, no fluster)

  • Handle FAQs (no lunch breaks or Google searches needed)

  • Filter out spam calls and time-wasters — so you don’t have to

All for less than it costs to hire a real one.

And no — we’re not here to replace jobs. This isn’t Black Mirror.
We’re here for the overwhelmed business owner juggling ten roles before 10am.

You’re doing the accounts, the emails, the actual work, the marketing, the coffee run —
and yep, still answering the bloody phone.

We see you. And we’re here to help.

It’s also for the receptionist who would love to do some admin…
if only the phone would stop ringing for five minutes.

Let the AI handle the vague “just wondering” types and spam calls.
Let it turn real leads into clear, concise messages.
(Yes — even ones that can drop straight into your CRM via Zapier, if you're fancy like that.)

Prefer a spreadsheet? We’ve got you.
Using a CRM? We’ll sync to it like a dream.
Hate tech? No drama — we’ll set it up with you, minus the jargon or judgment.

We’re based in Warwickshire. We’re real people.
(Though Steve — the AI — is suspiciously charming at times.)

This isn’t the future. It’s the now.

When typewriters came in, people clutched their fountain pens.
When fax machines landed, they said, “It’ll never catch on.”
In the 60s, it was rotary phones and carbon paper.
In the 80s, it was pagers, beepers, and mobile phones the size of bricks.
In the 90s, dial-up internet arrived, followed by screaming printers and Solitaire that took 10 minutes to load.

Oh — and the first game consoles?

The Magnavox Odyssey. Atari. NES.
People thought those were just a phase.
Now your Nan plays Candy Crush and your five-year-old streams Minecraft in 4K.

Times change. And here we are again.
But this time, we’re swapping paper for AI — and it turns out, it’s actually pretty brilliant.

Want to try it for yourself?

Have a word with Jessica — she’s the AI one (not a cult leader, promise)

👉 www.jvrvirtualreceptionist.co.uk

👉 Contact the team

forward this to a business owner who's drowning in calls — they might just thank you later.

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