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Generative AI will drive CX in 2024 — but leaders must separate hype from reality
Though generative AI is expected to benefit personalization and chatbots, companies should focus on what generative AI can do, not lofty prognostics, experts told CX Dive.
By Bryan Wassel • Jan. 23, 2024 -
With customers wary of AI, KPMG urges companies to get implementation right
Businesses tout the value that AI can bring to the customer experience, but its implementation can easily backfire without trust.
By Kristen Doerer • Jan. 22, 2024 -
Trendline
Generative AI
In this Trendline, CX Dive explores how leaders are adopting generative AI in their CX practices.
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How CIOs can respond to AI vendor red flags
Companies expect generative AI implementations to trim costs or improve user experiences. But not every tool can deliver on its promises.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Jan. 22, 2024 -
Retailers, hyped about generative AI, deploy customer-facing tools
Leaders from Walmart, Canadian Tire and Target offered insight into how generative AI is shaping their CX strategies.
By Bryan Wassel • Jan. 18, 2024 -
Businesses say generative AI in CX has improved ROI
Generative AI has immense value, but businesses need to implement it thoughtfully, experts told CX Dive.
By Kristen Doerer • Jan. 17, 2024 -
Microsoft builds generative AI templates for online shopping, product info
Two new templates for the Copilot assistant will enable natural language searches for customers shopping online and associates seeking product information.
By Bryan Wassel • Jan. 12, 2024 -
Sam’s Club to bring AI-based receipt verification to all stores
The technology will eliminate the need for receipt checkers, freeing up associates to spend time with customers.
By Nate Delesline III • Jan. 12, 2024 -
Victoria’s Secret to infuse AI into online shopping
The intimate apparel company tapped Google Cloud’s Vertex AI to enhance search capabilities and personalize product recommendations.
By Kristen Doerer • Jan. 11, 2024 -
Walmart puts generative AI in app users’ hands
The retailer is enhancing its app with generative AI-powered search, the ability to share fashion finds and an automated in-home replenishment feature.
By Bryan Wassel • Jan. 10, 2024 -
5 CX trends to watch in 2024
Customer experience leaders will wrestle stark challenges in 2024, from navigating how to implement generative AI to increasing personalization while maintaining customer trust.
By Bryan Wassel , Kristen Doerer • Jan. 10, 2024 -
Customer data platforms take a leading role in the battle to improve CX
CDPs help drive better CX outcomes and are critical to address cookie depreciation and privacy requirements, a new survey found. Yet, the rise of AI poses opportunities and challenges.
By Rosalyn Page • Jan. 10, 2024 -
Small business CX can benefit from generative AI, too
Advancements in the technology allow companies without dedicated data teams to reap the benefits of generative AI, AWS says, provided they can identify best use cases.
By Bryan Wassel • Jan. 9, 2024 -
General Mills, Del Monte pilot ads on Instacart’s AI-powered smart carts
Ads on the grocery platform’s Caper Carts include personalized recommendations based on real-time shopping behaviors.
By Chris Kelly • Jan. 9, 2024 -
Rite Aid banned from use of facial recognition tech for 5 years
The company’s “reckless” use of the technology harmed customers, the FTC said.
By Nate Delesline III • Jan. 5, 2024 -
Even with AI, human touch remains essential in customer service
Though customers are comfortable with agents using AI to speed up inquires, they still want to talk to live humans, research found.
By Bryan Wassel • Dec. 21, 2023 -
Most CX leaders are deploying AI to power their holiday experiences
While the technology is in its infancy, retailers are already using chatbots and advanced personalization to remove some of the stress from the hectic holiday season.
By Bryan Wassel • Dec. 18, 2023 -
Wendy’s franchisees can pilot drive-thru AI in 2024
Wendy’s FreshAI, a partnership with Google Cloud, used drive-thru chatbots to shave 22 seconds off average service times at an Ohio test site.
By Julie Littman • Dec. 13, 2023 -
McDonald’s orders up data-powered CX improvements
Information from hundreds of millions of customers will enable greater personalization and power smarter in-store generative AI features.
By Bryan Wassel • Dec. 12, 2023 -
‘Click to cancel’ proposed rule gets January FTC hearing
The Federal Trade Commission seeks to crack down on automatically renewing subscriptions, a practice it says takes advantage of consumers.
By James Pothen • Dec. 5, 2023 -
Salesforce boasts it is the ‘No. 1 AI CRM’
With the booming popularity of Einstein GPT, Salesforce is leading the way in implementing AI into CRMs.
By Kristen Doerer • Dec. 1, 2023 -
The ABCs of AI tools
Here’s an easy guide to the major players in the generative AI market.
By Lindsey Wilkinson • Nov. 30, 2023 -
Consumer-focused AI to fuel CX innovation despite tight budgets, survey finds
Leaders are under pressure to deliver standout content, and AI will enable them to do so despite monetary constraints.
By Bryan Wassel • Nov. 30, 2023 -
Amazon connects generative AI to the contact center
By using Q, the AWS generative AI enterprise chatbot, call agents can address customer needs without help from supervisors, the company said.
By Kristen Doerer • Nov. 30, 2023 -
Simon introduces AI-driven holiday shopping tool
The HolidAI Gift Finder experience will roll out at two properties — one in New York and another in California — this season.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 17, 2023 -
4 principles for AI use in retail: NRF
The organization is providing a framework to encourage the proper application of artificial intelligence technology, with an emphasis on consumer trust.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Nov. 16, 2023