to speak with a live person
If I would like to speak with a live person, can I say "hablar con una persona viva?" That seems to mean "speak with a living person," when really what I want to say is speak with someone who is not a machine.
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«Preferiría hablar con un operador en vivo, no con una máquina».
«Detesto que me conteste un mensaje grabado, prefiero los operadores en directo».
Perhaps you should say "...una persona real".