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AI Agents Explained: Build a Digital Workforce That Works 24/7

2025/3/24
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Lauren Wood: 我认为每个公司都在思考如何利用AI赋能客户体验,以改善客户服务并提升效率。 Stephanie Postles: Salesforce很早就开始研究AI代理,并开发了AgentForce,这让我对AI代理的应用前景充满期待。 Bernard Slowey: AgentForce的成功在于不仅注重硬技能,也注重软技能(同理心)的训练。AI代理将打破公司内部部门之间的信息孤岛,并成为未来趋势。AI代理的应用场景广泛,不局限于大型企业,Salesforce在四周内成功上线AgentForce令人印象深刻。AI代理是AI领域的下一波革命,Salesforce在这一领域处于领先地位。AI代理能够解决客户体验领域中许多长期存在的问题,例如24/7全天候可用性。AI代理与传统聊天机器人不同,它能够理解和处理非结构化数据,并提供更智能、更个性化的客户体验。AI代理未来将能够自主执行操作,而不仅仅是问答。AI代理就像一个数字员工,能够自主决策,极大地提升效率。AI代理能够扩展语言支持,从而降低成本。尽早采用AI代理对企业来说是一个巨大的机遇,但同时也存在一些顾虑。AI代理适用于各种规模的企业,从小型企业到大型企业。 Lauren Wood: Salesforce是AgentForce的第一个客户,这为其他公司提供了宝贵的经验。 Bernard Slowey: Salesforce在Dreamforce大会后决定将AgentForce应用于其帮助中心,目标是解决内容过多和难以快速找到所需信息的问题。Salesforce在短短四周内成功上线AgentForce,展现了该产品的灵活性和易用性。Salesforce的AgentForce上线过程采取了循序渐进的方式,先从小范围测试开始,再逐步扩大规模。快速迭代和改进比长时间的内部测试更重要。上线AgentForce后,Salesforce收到了来自社区的各种反馈,包括正面和负面评价。通过调整提示词,可以有效地解决AgentForce在回答问题时出现的问题。内部团队对AgentForce的上线存在一些顾虑,但最终还是决定推进。AgentForce的准确性取决于其所访问内容的质量。数据整理对于AI代理的成功至关重要。除了硬技能,还需要对AI代理进行软技能(例如同理心)的训练。通过多个指标来衡量AgentForce的成功,包括解决率、客户确认解决率和人工干预率。放弃率也是一个重要的指标,需要进一步研究改进。人工干预率的上升并不一定是坏事,它可能意味着客户体验的改善。避免过度自动化,应注重客户体验。在Salesforce,有一个专门的团队负责数字客户体验。专注于数字客户体验的领导角色将越来越普遍。数据质量和人工干预流程是客户在实施AgentForce时经常提出的问题。需要对客户进行预期管理,避免对AI的完美性抱有不切实际的期望。Salesforce通过设置明确的规则和限制来控制AgentForce的回答范围。AI代理的实施是一个持续改进的过程,需要不断地进行优化和调整。AI的应用需要加强销售、市场和客户体验部门之间的跨部门协作。AI代理能够帮助打破公司内部部门之间的信息孤岛,从而提升客户体验。应避免创建多个独立的AI代理,而应利用单个AI代理的跨功能能力。AI通常是辅助人类工作的,而不是取代人类。Salesforce将现有员工纳入AgentForce的实施过程中,并创造了新的角色。 Stephanie Postles: AgentForce的应用场景广泛,不局限于大型企业。Salesforce在四周内成功上线AgentForce令人印象深刻。AI代理是AI领域的下一波革命,Salesforce在这一领域处于领先地位。AI的应用需要市场、客户体验和产品部门之间的密切合作。有时需要根据直觉做出决策,即使数据显示结果可能不理想。客户体验领导者应该真正做到以客户为中心。

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In this special panel-style episode, Agentforce expert and Senior Vice President of Digital Success at Salesforce, Bernard Slowey, is interviewed by Lauren Wood and guest host Stephanie Postles. 

This is your inside look at Salesforce’s rapid deployment of its revolutionary AI agent, what this means for the digital workforce revolution, and how ANY company can create a customizable, empathetic digital employee. (With no code, just natural-language prompting.) 

Bernard shares firsthand accounts of the launch, including navigating real-time customer feedback and the crucial lessons learned about data hygiene and prompt engineering. He also discusses the delicate balance between AI automation and human support, emphasizing the importance of empathy training for these digital agents. Plus, they explore the challenges and opportunities for businesses of all sizes, from SMBs to enterprises, as they grapple with the evolving landscape of AI-driven customer experience, sales, and marketing.Press play and discover how Salesforce is shaping the future of AI in service, and what contrarian views Bernard Slowey holds about the role of data in decision-making.

Key Moments:

  • 00:00 Who is Bernard Slowey, SVP of Digital Success at Salesforce?
  • 04:18 The Evolution of Customer Service
  • 06:28 The Power and Potential of AI Agents
  • 18:06 Implementing Agentforce at Salesforce
  • 22:07 Challenges and Learnings From AI Agent Deployment
  • 33:29 Measuring Success and Future Prospects
  • 39:58 Escalation Rate and Customer Experience
  • 41:21 The Importance of Human Interaction in Support
  • 42:51 Digital Success and Customer Onboarding
  • 45:28 AI in Customer Success: Real-World Examples
  • 47:24 Data Hygiene and Internal Content Auditing 
  • 53:04 Cross-Functional Collaboration in CX
  • 01:00:28 The Human-AI Partnership 
  • 01:08:36 The Future of AI in Business
  • 01:12:51 Customer Obsession in Practice

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