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Derek Top, Principal Analyst & Research Director, Opus Research
Derek Top is Principal Analyst and Research Director for Opus Research, a diversified advisory firm tracking how AI, LLMs, and advanced technologies are impacting customer experiences and enterprise applications. For more than 20 years, he has been covering technology innovation and spearheading analysis about how Conversational AI and Conversational Intelligence technologies transform businesses and reshape customer experiences.
Previously, Top served as senior associate editor with Optimize magazine and InformationWeek covering business technology and enterprise IT trends for CMP Media and UBM. Before joining CMP, Top was managing editor with Streaming Media, Inc. Prior to Opus Research, he was senior editor and program director at the Trellis Group. There he helped produce the VERGE conference series and wrote about how technology convergence drives innovation for smart energy and sustainability.
Contact: [email protected]
Twitter: @derektop
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2024 Conversational Intelligence Intelliview: Leading Solution Providers in AI-Powered Insights
Opus Research’s 2024 Conversational Intelligence Intelliview details 18 solution providers’ technology differentiators, business impacts, and future vision for advanced LLMs and Generative AI.
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Upcoming Webinar with Interactions and Opus Research: Navigating the IVA Landscape
Join experts from Opus Research and Interactions (Tuesday, May 14) to learn how Generative AI optimizes IVA performance and maximizes ROI.
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Deadline Extended: Nominations for 2024 Conversational AI Awards
Past Opus Research Conversational AI award winners include Johnson & Johnson, USAA, TELUS, FedEx, Hyatt, and others – deadline extended to March 15th!
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Addressing the Threat of Deepfakes with Voice Biometrics (Webinar)
Join Opus Research, SymNex Consulting, and IngenID to gain insights and hear recommendations surrounding factors that ensure successful deployment of voice biometrics.
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Invitation for Nominations: 2024 Opus Research Conversational AI Awards
Opus Research awards celebrate outstanding achievements in the real-world application of Conversational AI for intelligent assistants, virtual agents, chatbots, and agent assistance.
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Applied AI: Accelerating Impact at Customer Service (Webinar)
Join Opus Research and SESTEK (Dec 12) as they discuss how customer care organizations should evaluate and understand AI and LLMs to improve CX and business outcomes.
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Human Intelligence: The Key to Harnessing Generative AI
As Generative AI transforms customer interactions and enterprise operations, human intervention is required to compensate for known shortcomings.
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2023 Conversational AI Intelliview: Decision-Makers Guide to Enterprise Intelligent Assistants
Opus Research’s annual assessment tracking 15 leading solution providers leveraging Conversational AI technologies to deploy voicebots, chatbots, and other conversational assistants.
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With Einstein Copilot, Salesforce Brings Generative AI to the Masses
Einstein Copilot could automatically respond to customers with personalized, relevant answers, as well as enable customer service agents to improve productivity with Generative AI.
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Opus Research Report: “State of Voice 2023”
Working in conjunction with Deepgram, the 2023 report provides a snapshot of what the sudden, fundamental rise in expectations in Conversational AI means for the speech industry.