U.K.-based Ocado, with $2 billion in 2017 retail sales, is an independent online grocer who recently showcased its Amazon Alexa skill for intelligent assistance at Conversational Commerce Conference London.
Intelligent Assistants
Semantic Machines Acquisition Acknowledges the Value of Improved Conversational User Interfaces
As proponents of a General Artificial Intelligence (“General AI”) prepare for “The Singularity,” which will ultimately meld computing resources with human organisms, #VoiceFirst service developers have their sights set, instead, on applying selected elements of AI to build better conversational… Read More ›
GDPR Compliance: Interactions Says “We Have an API for That!”
In anticipation of GDPR’s effective date of May 25th, Interactions LLC offers its clients access to a new API to support their efforts to comply both with the European Economic Area’s (EEA’s) regulations, as well as the U.S. Commerce Department’s “Privacy Shield” certification.
Google’s Duplex Paradox
“Have your bot call my bot.” That used to sound like the punchline of a bad joke about IA’s dystopic future. But it is a prospect that is no longer funny or farfetched, as was made amply clear when Google’s CEO Sundar Pichai showed off the latest conversational capabilities associated with Google Assistant.
Conversational Commerce Conference London 2018 – Agenda & Presentations
Opus Research’s Conversational Commerce Conference London (8-9 May) helped organizations unlock the power of machine learning, natural language processing, continuous authentication and intelligent assistance.
From Cisco to Five9: A Journey that Symbolizes the State of Intelligent Assistance
The month of May has brought with it a number of executive moves and company acquisitions with direct bearing on Conversational Commerce. Cisco acquired Accompany, a startup whose core product is termed a “Virtual Assistant” by some accounts and, perhaps more accurately, an “adaptive virtual chief of staff.”
Real-World Deployments in Intelligent Assistants and Conversational Commerce Highlight C3 London
Speakers from Marks and Spencer, Google, Lidl UK, Missguided, Mercedes-Benz Consulting, Ocado, Europ Assistance Italia, Royal Bank of Canada, SCC, Amazon, Kiwi.com, and KPN highlight Conversational Commerce Conference London (8-9 May).
The Avaya/Afiniti Partnership Applies Artificial Intelligence to Precision Routing
Communications giant Avaya and “AI-Pairing” specialist Afiniti have teamed up to use pattern matching to determine customer identity and attack the challenges of “Precision Without Surveillance”
Vonage Unveils New Chatbot To Augment Business Cloud Capabilities
Internet communications company Vonage announced this week, “Vee,” an enterprise intelligent assistant that enables users to manage Vonage Business Cloud account services with simple, natural language text commands.
NICE InContact Adds Omilia’s Conversational Technology Stack to its CXExchange
As Contact Center as a Service (CCaaS) providers fight the battle against becoming commodities, adding Intelligent Assistance capabilities takes center stage. The latest case in point is this announcement from NICE InContact officially adding Omilia to its CXexchange.