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Chatbots Can Make as Many Sales as Humans

Chatbots Can Make as Many Sales as Humans

Adweek, September 29, 2019

Chatbots can match the performance of proficient human salespeople—or outperform inexperienced ones fourfold—but only when customers are unaware they are conversing with artificial intelligence.

Are You Willing to Be Tracked to Save on Car Insurance?

Are You Willing to Be Tracked to Save on Car Insurance?

Consumer Reports, September 26, 2019

Could you handle scrutiny of your driving habits in return for a price break on your insurance? That’s the bargain participants in usage-based (or telematics-based) insurance programs are making. In return for driving well and logging low miles, you could save as much as 50 percent off premiums.

New research analyzes video game player engagement

New research analyzes video game player engagement

Neuroscience News, September 25, 2019

New research in the INFORMS journal Information Systems Research looks at gamer behavior and how to match their engagement level with different games to ensure they play more often and for longer periods of time.

AI Stats News: Chatbots Lead To 80% Sales Decline, Satisfied Customers And Fewer Employees

AI Stats News: Chatbots Lead To 80% Sales Decline, Satisfied Customers And Fewer Employees

Forbes, September 25, 2019

Recent surveys, studies, forecasts and other quantitative assessments of the progress of AI, highlighted among other findings, disagreements about the impact of chatbots: Do purchase rates go down when people find out they are interacting with a chatbot? Or do chatbots actually increase customer satisfaction and loyalty? And are chatbots already successful in replacing human workers?

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Will AI Reboot Supply Chains?

Will AI Reboot Supply Chains?

Global Finance Magazine, December 9, 2024

Catastrophic weather events, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, trade conflicts, global pandemics—the forces disrupting supply chains are multiplying at a rate few could have anticipated.

Healthcare

Supply Chain

Why Santa Claus Does Best When he Overestimates Demand

Why Santa Claus Does Best When he Overestimates Demand

Parcel Magazine, December 18, 2024

During the holiday season, a late delivery can sometimes feel like the end of the world. You’ve been there: you order a highly anticipated gadget, new clothes, or a last-minute gift, only to find out that your delivery is delayed. While many blame shipping companies or delivery drivers, the true culprit often lies deeper in the supply chain — at the heart of it all: forecasting.

Will AI Reboot Supply Chains?

Will AI Reboot Supply Chains?

Global Finance Magazine, December 9, 2024

Catastrophic weather events, wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, trade conflicts, global pandemics—the forces disrupting supply chains are multiplying at a rate few could have anticipated.

Climate