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AI just replaced customer support #ai

March 03, 2024 / 00:59

This episode discusses AI assistants at Clon, their impact on customer support, and the economic implications for companies like Teleperformance.

Clon has implemented AI assistants that now handle the work of 700 full-time agents, reducing issue resolution times from 11 minutes to just 2 minutes. This AI has engaged in 2.3 million conversations, accounting for two-thirds of Clon's customer support chats.

The financial impact is significant, with projections of a $40 million increase in profits this year due to the efficiency of AI. This case illustrates the measurable economic value of AI in production.

In contrast, Teleperformance, a French call center company, experienced a $1.7 billion loss in market cap after Clon's AI announcement, highlighting the competitive pressures in the industry.

The episode emphasizes the broader implications of AI adoption, not just for Clon but for the entire customer service sector.

TL;DR

Clon's AI assistants replace 700 agents, boosting profits by $40 million while Teleperformance loses $1.7 billion in market cap.

Video

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AI assistants are now doing the work of
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700 full-time agents at Clon they moved
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issue resolving times from 11 minutes
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with humans to 2 minutes with AI and so
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far their AI has had 2.3 million
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conversations accounting for 2third of
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cler's customer support chats its AI
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agent will drive wait for it a $40
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million increase in profits this year
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this is one of the first few times where
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you're seeing something in production
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where there's measurable economic value
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and the important thing to note about
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that is that it's not just what it means
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for Clara but what it means for
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everybody else so if you look at
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everybody else for example here's
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Teleperformance which is a French
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company that runs call centers they lost
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$1.7 billion of market cap when that
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tweak went out and about 20% of their
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market cap this is the real practical
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implication Yes Clara replaced 700
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people and they save 40 million of Opex
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but teleport 4 months while they were
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just doing their everyday work lost 1.8
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billion of their market cap at the exact
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same moment

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Episode Highlights

  • Economic Impact of AI
    The shift to AI has significant economic implications, as seen with Teleperformance's market cap loss.
    “Teleperformance lost $1.7 billion of market cap when that tweak went out.”
    @ 00m 37s
    March 03, 2024

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Key Moments

  • AI Efficiency00:08
  • Economic Value00:26
  • Market Cap Loss00:39

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