Globalization has opened companies up to more competition than ever before, and companies are searching for ways to streamline their processes, reducing costs while increasing efficiency and service to their customers. Artificial Intelligence (AI) has played a major role in these strategies.
Productivity Applications
AI is used in a number of productivity applications, such as the Virtual Phone App, which makes setting up your phone services, such as voicemail and call forwarding, easier. It also tracks your phone statistics, including call history and duration and the people who call you most often. Other applications help with task and time management, email management or offer legal services, such as contract analysis.
Customer Engagement
Customer engagement is vital in today’s business environment. Engagement helps you address customers’ needs, but it also promotes relationships and loyalty to your brand. For example, AI can be used to provide customer support at all times, not just during business hours. It can also be used to follow up with customers, including asking for feedback of purchases, questions or concerns before purchase, and suggestions for new products or services. It ensures that your clients feel as if their opinions and needs are valuable to your company, promoting loyalty.
AI can also be used to customize your users’ experiences and encourage them to share these experiences with their networks. These technologies are valuable customer relations management tools.
AI also encourages internal customer (employee) engagement. It facilitates open communication because many human resources and redundant management processes are automated, freeing human resources and managers for more personal and targeted communication with their employees.
Business Automation
AI is used to automate many redundant business processes. It may be used for both physical, including the use of robotics for factory and warehouse processes, and digital tasks, such as financial or administrative tasks. However, these solutions do not “learn” as they work. These applications follow the process in their programming even if a better solution is available. For example, a warehouse robot that focuses on one order at a time will not combine orders and pick up the same item for multiple orders to increase efficiency. They do what they are told. In addition, accounting and human resource processes are fairly standard, so these applications do not need to search for or learn better ways to complete these processes.
Data Analysis
Data analysis has become a major focus in today’s business world. It helps managers and owners make informed decisions. Marketing departments and business managers focus on gathering massive amounts of data to evaluate customer needs, wants, and satisfaction. They use computer programming and algorithms to find and interpret patterns in the data.
Data analysis gives companies insight into what customers have and are likely to purchase. This analysis can also be used to create targeted advertising and customer service, making your marketing efforts more effective. It is used to upgrade and create new products and services to meet customers’ needs. It can be used to suggest companion products or services that clients may want to try or you may consider offering.
AI is used to analyze other business data as well. For example, it tracks fraud, safety, quality, and other problems. It also tracks revenue, sales, and profit growth as well as employee turnover. It also promotes supply chain transparency and efficiency through forecasting.
Machine Learning
Machine learning is a form of AI that is used in the data processing. However, unlike traditional data analysis software, machine learning tools improve their modeling and get better at what they do overtime. These tools are often used in networks with connected machinery. They track the machinery’s functionality and production to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies. Then, they provide this data to the company’s management so steps can be taken to overcome these challenges. This technology is also valuable in identifying when a machine needs maintenance or is not working at its full capacity.
Machine learning is also used to recognize security risks within computer systems.
Future Uses
AI technology can be used to automate any redundant task. In the future, you may see more driverless cars, training and education. We have started to see more smart homes and business environments, and these are likely to grow in the future.
Artificial intelligence is valuable across industries and saves companies money over the long term. If you have a business, consider researching how AI can help you and your company.