Connect

APRIL 18, 2024

It is costly and complex to build out Gen AI capabilities as creating the modelling needed to derive insights from AI engines is intensive, requiring scarce and expensive resources like data scientists and other technical experts. However, Gen AI is not a plug-and-play solution.

Virtual Agent 86

Virtual Agent Chatbots Average Handle Time Engineering 86

TechSee

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

As a Generative AI enterprise platform, Sophie AI is built to secularly observe, learn and interact at scale, helping your agents, engineers and end-customers. In contrast, Sophie AI is trained like today’s human agents and engineers.

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Engineering Enterprise Chatbots Self service 109

ConvergeOne

MARCH 16, 2023

Why on earth would the call center be the only engagement engine for this brand? Imagine creating location-based virtual agent experiences ( “Dan’s in the poker room” ) that use affinity data ( “Dan loves Texas Hold ’em” ) to delight the guest. Imagine a high-end casino resort and spa experience.

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Virtual Agent Engineering Call Center Contact Center 68

Upstream Works

DECEMBER 20, 2022

By suppressing audio that isn’t speech-based, speech recognition engines driven by AI – will be more accurate in capturing conversations, which will ultimately lead to better customer experiences. Virtual Agent. A second virtual agent use case is assisting or coaching agents during the interaction with customers.

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Customer Experience Virtual Agent Contact Center Scripts 78

TechSee

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Most top-tier cloud CRM solutions include a self-service engine to manage the knowledge base and help customers solve problems on their own. AI-powered virtual agents. Self-service starts with a well-managed knowledge base that can understand the user’s query and present the right solution. Personalization. Know your customer.

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Customer Service Self service Virtual Agent Chatbots 359

AWS Machine Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

To support WaFd’s vision, Talkdesk has extended its self-service virtual agent voice and chat capabilities with an integration with Amazon Lex and Amazon Polly. Talkdesk has extended its self-service virtual agent voice and chat capabilities with an integration with Amazon Lex and Amazon Polly.

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Cloud contact Self service Contact Center Virtual Agent 67

SmartAction

MAY 23, 2023

FORT WORTH, Texas, May 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — SmartAction , a top-tier AI platform provider specializing in advanced Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA) and conversational AI solutions, is proud to announce the successful closing of a new round of funding. For more information, visit www.tvccapital.com.

Real estate 82

Real estate Virtual Agent B2B Contact Center 82

SmartAction

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The ability of conversational AI technology to detect and understand speech are two of the biggest challenges faced by the Intelligent Virtual Agent (IVA). Then, adding in experienced software engineers to fine tune the system results in an IVA that is extremely accurate in speech detection. GET IN TOUCH. Get a Demo.

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Interactive Voice Response Virtual Agent Contact Center Engineering 89

Creative Virtual

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Having worked in the virtual agent and chatbot field since 2000, I’ve experienced first-hand how these solutions and technologies have changed. The virtual agents of today are certainly not the same as those I was working on 20 years ago. Most recently, the industry has adopted the name of ‘conversational AI’.

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Chatbots Virtual Agent Engineering Technology 52

SmartAction

DECEMBER 3, 2020

It’s hard enough for speech-to-text engines to get the audio right when composing a text message or speaking to a home device, which is a high def experience. There is no such thing as a “one size fits all” NLU engine to achieve the highest accuracy possible. So how did our virtual agent know what the caller meant to say?

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Virtual Agent Engineering Self service Contact Center 67

CSM Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Conversational AI (aka intelligent chatbots or virtual agents) combines artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to streamline customer interactions across channels. Simplifying the creation and maintenance of virtual agents across the enterprise is critical. Essentially, it is what makes a Virtual Agent smart.

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Virtual Agent Customer Service Contact Center Chatbots 98

UJET

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Advanced NLP algorithms collect and learn from a diverse range of human voices , which means the speech engine can recognize a language no matter the accent or impediment. It can also help virtual assistants offer better sets of options that lead to a faster, more satisfying resolution. More empathetic responses to unhappy customers.

Virtual Agent 72

Virtual Agent Interactive Voice Response Chatbots Engineering 72

UJET

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Advanced NLP algorithms collect and learn from a diverse range of human voices , which means the speech engine can recognize a language no matter the accent or impediment. It can also help virtual assistants offer better sets of options that lead to a faster, more satisfying resolution. More empathetic responses to unhappy customers.

Virtual Agent 72

Virtual Agent Interactive Voice Response Chatbots Engineering 72

Creative Virtual

APRIL 16, 2020

By Laura Ludmany, Knowledgebase Engineer. The product owner of the virtual agent also works closely with their live chat department, enabling the bank to fully optimise their virtual agent content based on their live chat agents’ feedback.

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Customer Support Virtual Agent Banking Self service 52

Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 26, 2021

We’re coming up on eighteen years since I founded Creative Virtual, and so much has changed in the chatbot and virtual agent space since those early days. It draws from our nearly two decades of experience in the industry to deliver updates to our chatbot, virtual agent, and live chat technologies.

Virtual Agent 52

Virtual Agent Chatbots Engineering Consulting 52

Creative Virtual

OCTOBER 9, 2020

They are speaking into their mobile devices to create messages on apps such as WhatsApp or Telegram, asking their search engine for information or giving commands to smart speakers like Amazon Alexa or Google Home. A variety of smart speakers , like Alexa, Cortana or Google Home, can be integrated with our self-service virtual agents.

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Interactive Voice Response Customer Service Virtual Agent Transportation 59

UJET

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

A customer calling to ask about store hours, for instance, may be routed to a self-service option or Virtual Agent , while more complex queries will be routed to a human agent. After a call, agents spend extra time copying notes to your CRM tool. your agent can say, “I see you’re having trouble with X.

Customer Service 82

Customer Service Virtual Agent Interactive Voice Response Gamification 82

AWS Machine Learning

MARCH 29, 2024

Bruno Mateus is a Principal Engineer at Talkdesk. Crispim Tribuna is a Senior Software Engineer at Talkdesk currently focusing on the AI-based virtual agent project. Chris is an award-winning strategist and product manager – working with the Fortune 100 to deliver the best experiences for their customers.

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Cloud contact Chatbots Contact Center APIs 90

Xaqt

JUNE 3, 2020

Whereby humans assist and train AI Digital Agents to improve their interactions with, humans. Despite what several vendors tout, Virtual Agents have not yet reached the point where you can just turn one on and expect it to work effectively. Unsupervised Conversational AI and Virtual Agents are like Unsupervised Live Agents.

Contact Center 40

Contact Center Virtual Agent Interactive Voice Response Engineering 40

UJET

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

A customer calling to ask about store hours, for instance, may be routed to a self-service option or Virtual Agent , while more complex queries will be routed to a human agent. After a call, agents spend extra time copying notes to your CRM tool. your agent can say, “I see you’re having trouble with X.

Customer Service 72

Customer Service Virtual Agent Interactive Voice Response Gamification 72

SmartAction

MAY 23, 2019

Project Manager – aligns all resources (CX Design, Engineering, IT, QA) to deploy solutions quickly. It is their job to outline the business goals that need to be achieved, and generate excitement about contact center transformation via AI-powered virtual agents. Solutions Expert – architects the solution roadmap and ROI.

Self service 40

Self service Virtual Agent Contact Center Engineering 40

Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 10, 2020

I don’t need to tell you that not everything went as planned, but there were still some bright spots for us and the chatbot, virtual agent and live chat industry. Creative Virtual started 2020 celebrating the company’s Sweet Sixteen. 2020 was a record-breaking year for use of our virtual agent and chatbot implementations.

Virtual Agent 52

Virtual Agent Chatbots Technology Personalization 52

SmartAction

MARCH 6, 2019

In November 2018, SmartAction’s AI-powered virtual agent solution was successfully tested by Avaya in its DevConnect program, a developer community and marketplace for third-party products that interoperate with Avaya technology ( read news release ). SmartAction is the leader in AI-powered virtual agent automation for voice and chat.

Virtual Agent 9

Virtual Agent Self service Contact Center Interactive Voice Response 9

CSM Magazine

JANUARY 22, 2024

May, 2023 – SmartAction, a Fort Worth, Texas-based AI platform provider specializing in advanced Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA) and conversational AI solutions, closed a new round of funding, bringing its total strategic growth capital to $38 million. Company Website: siena.cx Company Website: smartaction.ai

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SaaS Customer Service Chatbots Virtual Agent 52

Cisco - Contact Center

AUGUST 3, 2020

This open platform architecture enables our customers to easily add and integrate with advanced cloud applications such as AI-based virtual agents, advanced data analytics, workforce optimization, and other Webex applications, including Webex Experience Management, Webex Calling, and Webex Control Hub.

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Contact Center Technology contact center solutions Virtual Agent 124

Creative Virtual

JANUARY 26, 2023

One of the design features of Creative Virtual’s conversational AI platform is the flexibility to integrate with other systems and technologies , including multiple AI engines such as transformer models like GPT-3. ChatGPT alone cannot replace all of that.

Virtual Agent 52

Virtual Agent Chatbots APIs Engineering 52

TechSee

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Personalized product recommendations: AI-driven recommendation engines offer customers products tailored to their preferences. Amazon reports that 35% of all their sales are generated by the recommendation engine. 45% of online shoppers are more likely to shop on a website that makes personalized recommendations.

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Personalization Customer Service Chatbots Engineering 157

DMG Consulting

AUGUST 10, 2018

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology coupled with consumer preference for digital channels, is driving interest in and adoption of intelligent virtual agents (IVAs) and a related technology, robotic process automation (RPA). Intelligent virtual agents (IVAs). Technology. How it Works.

Interactive Voice Response 78

Interactive Voice Response Virtual Agent Self service Contact Center 78

Creative Virtual

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

By Maria Ward, Account Manager/Knowledgebase Engineer. Even though it was the fourth year Creative Virtual sponsored the joint events, it was my first opportunity to represent the company, so I wasn’t sure what to expect. He outlined Creative Virtual’s top tips for implementing chatbot, virtual agent and live chat technology.

Technology 40

Technology Virtual Agent Chatbots Employee engagement 40

DMG Consulting

MARCH 1, 2020

There has been great innovation in voice self-service engines, as reflected by the offerings from Amazon, Google, Apple, and Microsoft. Some of the biggest companies have come to market with their own speech engines as they compete to dominate the self-service and artificial intelligence (AI) landscapes. The Business Opportunity.

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Self service Interactive Voice Response Enterprise Virtual Agent 87

TechSee

MARCH 13, 2018

In 2017, all eyes were on chatbots and virtual agents – the assumption being that they would take over a significant part of the customer interaction and deliver real value in communicating with customers. Virtual Agents. A major driver for the chatbot disappointment in 2017 was the inflated expectations.

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Customer Service Chatbots Virtual Agent Technical Support 95

Talkdesk

APRIL 23, 2020

Thus, the adoption of innovations is limited and engineers and researchers compete in a demotivating internal struggle for access to storage. In addition, sometimes integrations with CRM tools and customer databases are too rigid or non-existent to provide agents with context.

Contact Center 52

Contact Center Virtual Agent Cloud contact Chatbots 52

SmartAction

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

El Segundo, CA – November 12, 2018 — SmartAction, the leading AI-powered virtual agent solution for contact centers, today announced that its solutions are compliant with key contact center solutions from Avaya, a global provider of business communications software, systems, and services. Mike Vanca, Chief Product Officer, SmartAction.

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Virtual Agent contact center solutions Contact Center Enterprise 40

DMG Consulting

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In any case, these three applications can make major contributions to enterprises, customers, and agents, and should be considered by all contact centers as they begin to plan their 2018 budgets. Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVAs). The acquired knowledge is assimilated and leveraged in future interactions.

Contact Center 48

Contact Center Virtual Agent Self service Chatbots 48

SmartAction

OCTOBER 8, 2018

This route is generally very burdensome, considering the human resources needed – engineers, linguists, CX specialists, Quality Assurance – and the long development lifecycle associated with such a build. These cloud-based virtual agents help build customer loyalty by delivering more effortless experiences.

Call Center 40

Call Center Virtual Agent Chatbots Self service 40

Creative Virtual

DECEMBER 11, 2019

2019 was another busy and exciting year for Creative Virtual and the chatbot, virtual agent and live chat industry. We continued our five-year-long celebration of our Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: Innovation 2017 as we also celebrated the 15th anniversary of Creative Virtual. You can read the full article here.

Virtual Agent 40

Virtual Agent Chatbots Best practices Benchmark 40

Cisco - Contact Center

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The availability of ecosystem partners, able to package specific CONVERSATIONAL engines, specialized for certain contexts and the role of system integrators, able to combine those engines into the Cisco Customer Care architecture to meet the customer needs, are KEY CISCO competitive advantages in the coming AI revolution.

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Contact Center Customer Care Engineering Telemarketing 78