Conversational artificial intelligence (CAI) has become a cornerstone of transformative customer and employee experiences (CX/EX), reshaping how enterprises operate and innovate. As organizations proceed mindfully with their AI initiatives, CAI stands out as a game-changer for delivering quantifiable benefits, elevating productivity, optimizing operations, and fostering hyper-personalized, adaptable customer engagement at scale. With advancements in AI, multimodal capabilities, and autonomous orchestration, the possibilities for CAI solutions are only beginning to unfold.
Balancing innovation with operational practicality
The CAI market is poised for rapid growth, fueled by organizations’ increasing reliance on AI for intelligent self-service and automation. The potential demand for CAI solutions spans industries and business activities as organizations in healthcare, finance, insurance, retail, travel and entertainment, and more replace outdated interactive voice response (IVR) systems, expand self-service functionality across digital channels, and integrate CAI tools into broader enterprise operations.
Intelligent agent-facing features, such as human-in-the-loop escalation mechanisms, live translations, real-time guidance (RTG), and automated post-interaction summarization, optimize agent-assisted workflows and bridge the gap between automation and human oversight. These strategic deliverables highlight CAI’s ability to balance innovation with operational practicality, providing organizations in all verticals with the tools to transform the CX and EX.
Detailed and comprehensive coverage of this dynamic and growing sector
The Report features six vendors who offer conversational AI platforms to address service- and contact center-related functions: Cognigy, IntelePeer, SESTEK, Teneo, UJET, and Verint Systems.
RFP Q&As prospects need to identify and select the right CAI solution
Side-by-side comparative analyses of 170+ RFP questions and vendor responses enable end-users seeking a conversational AI solution to easily compare the most important features for their contact center’s success. (Vendor responses have been carefully reviewed and vetted by the team of leading contact center technology and operations experts during in-depth live product demonstrations.)
The report’s analyses compare a wide range of information, including:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI
- High-Level Technical Analysis
- CAI Design and Orchestration Environment
- Customer-Facing CAI
- Real-Time Guidance (RTG)/Next-Best-Action (NBA) Capabilities
- Transcription
- Automated Post-Interaction Summarization
- CAI Quality Management and Oversight
- Implementation Analysis
- Integration
- Security and Compliance
- And much more
Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary
2. Introduction
11. Conversational AI Market Activity and Projections
Companies Mentioned
- Cognigy
- IntelePeer
- SESTEK
- Teneo.ai
- UJET
- Verint Systems