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IndustriesintheIntelligentAge

OrganizationalTransformation

intheAgeofAI:HowOrganizationsMaximizeAI’sPotential

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MARCH2026

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Contents

Readingguide3

Foreword4

Executivesummary5

Introduction6

Focus1Real-time,individualizedCX7

Focus2Efficientandresilientoperationsthatadaptandevolve13

Focus3AcceleratedR&Dandbreakthroughinnovation19

Focus4Predictive,AI-poweredstrategicplanning25

Focus5Data-driven,personalizedtalentexperienceandworkforceplanning30

Keyprinciplesenablingadoptionatscalewithinorganizations36

Conclusion38

Contributors39

Endnotes40

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Readingguide

TheWorldEconomicForum’sAITransformation

ofIndustriesinitiativeseekstocatalyseresponsibleindustrytransformationacrossindustriesand

society.Itadvancesunderstandingofartificialintelligence’s(AI)impactonbusinessand

societywhileactivelyacceleratingpractical

implementationthroughleadershipconvening,ecosystemcollaborationandthescalingofreal-worldsolutions.

Thiswhitepaperseriesexaminesthe

transformativeroleofAIacrossindustries,combiningcross-industryanalysiswithin-depthsectoralandregionalperspectives.

Eachpaperoffersapractical,executive-levelview

ofwhattransformationlookslikeontheground,

drawingonreal-worldcasestudies,leading

practices,emergingdatafromacrossindustriesandfiguresofimpactachievableinselectedcontexts.

Whileeachpaperisstandalone,commonthemesemerge:newoperatingmodels,evolvingrolesof

leadership,human-AIcollaborationandthegrowingimportanceofAIgovernanceandorchestration.

AsAIadoptionaccelerates,thisseriesaimstoequipleaderswiththeinsight,capabilitiesanddecision

frameworksrequiredtobuildcompetitive,responsibleandfuture-readyAI-enabledorganizations.

Crossindustry

Impactonindustrialecosystems

TransformationExperimentationtoGenerativeAIforJobtoProgress:andCybersecurity:

intheAgeofAI:TransformIndustryAugmentationandANet-PositiveAIBalancingRisksHowOrganizationsWorkforceProductivityEnergyFrameworkandRewardsMaximizeAI’sPotential

OrganizationalAIinAction:BeyondLeveragingFromParadoxArtificialIntelligence

Regionalspecific

Impactonregions

Upcoming:China

Industryorfunctionspecific

Impactonindustries,sectorsandfunctions

Media,

entertainmentandsport

ArtificialIntelligenceinMedia,EntertainmentandSport

Healthcare

TheFutureof

AI-EnabledHealth:

LeadingtheWay

Transport

IntelligentTransport,GreenerFuture:

AIasaCatalysttoDecarbonizeGlobalLogistics

Telecommunications

TheStrategicRole

ofTelecomProvidersAcrosstheAI

ValueChain

Advanced

manufacturingandsupplychains

Upcoming

Financialservices

Upcoming

Consumergoods

Upcoming

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March2026

OrganizationalTransformationintheAgeofAI:HowOrganizationsMaximizeAI’sPotential

Foreword

MariaBasso

Head,AIApplicationsand

Impact,CentreforAIExcellence,

WorldEconomicForum

StephanMergenthaler

ManagingDirector,ChiefTechnologyOfficer,WorldEconomicForum

KathleenO’Reilly

GlobalLead,DealStructuring&Pricing,Accenture

Artificialintelligence(AI)isenteringadecisive

phase.Acrossindustriesandregions,organizationsaremovingbeyondexperimentationand

demonstratingtangibleresultsfromAIadoption.

YetasorganizationsunlockvaluefromisolatedAI

usecases,adeepertransformationremainselusive:

embeddingAIintothecoreprocessesthatdefinehowworkgetsdoneandhowdecisionsaremadeacrossenterprises.

Thispaperreframesthechallengefacingleaders

today:notwhetherAIworks,buthoworganizationsmustre-architecttheirworkflows,operatingmodelsanddecisionrightstoharnessAIasasource

ofsustainedenterpriseadvantage.

Todate,muchofAI’simpacthasbeendeliveredthroughtargetedapplicationsandfunctional

pilots.TheseeffortshaveproventhatAI

works–buttheycaptureonlyafractionofits

potential.ThegreatestgainsarisewhenAIis

embeddedintocoreworkflows,decision-makingprocessesandoperatingmodels,reshaping

howorganizationscompeteandgrow.Achievingthisshiftisnotaprimarilytechnologicalchallenge,butanorganizationalone.

ScalingAIrequireschangesinhowworkisdesigned,howdecisionsaremadeandhowaccountabilityisexercised.Itcallsfornew

approachestogovernance,leadership,skillsandtrust–particularlyasAIsystemsmove

fromsupportinganalysistoparticipatingdirectlyinexecution.Inthisenvironment,organizationsmustredefinetherelationshipbetweenpeopleandintelligentsystems,ensuringthathuman

judgement,responsibilityandoversightremainfirmlyatthecentre.

TheWorldEconomicForumhaslongchampionedcollaborativeapproachestocomplexsystemic

challenges.Inthisspirit,thefindingspresented

herearerootedincross-industrypracticeand

reflectthecollectiveexperienceoforganizationsattheforefrontofAItransformation.Theyalso

reaffirmacentralinsight:successwithAIis

notmerelyatechnologicalachievement,but

anorganizationalone.Itdependsonstrategic

leadership,clearaccountability,trustinAI-

supporteddecisionsandoperatingmodelsthat

balancehumanagencywithmachineintelligence.

ThiswhitepaperispartoftheWorldEconomic

Forum’sIndustriesintheIntelligentAgeseriesandbuildsontheinsightsfromtheAITransformationofIndustriescommunity.Weofferthispaper

asaresourceandacalltoaction.IntegratingAIintohowvalueiscreatedanddecisionsaremadeisamongthemostconsequentialleadership

tasksofthisdecade.Organizationsthatact

withclarity,coherenceandcommitmentwillunlocktransformativeproductivity,resilienceandgrowth.

Thosethatdonotriskfallingbehind–notbecauseAIfailsthem,butbecauseorganizationalchangedoes.

OrganizationalTransformationintheAgeofAI:HowOrganizationsMaximizeAI’sPotential5

Executivesummary

Frompilotstooperationmodels,leadingfirmsembedartificialintelligenceintocoreworkflowstodeliverenterprisevalue.

Artificialintelligence(AI)hasmovedbeyondcuriosityandearlyexperimentation.Acrossindustries,

organizationscannowpointtomeasurablegains

fromAIadoption.Yetformost,thesegainsremain

fragmented–capturedthroughisolatedusecases

ratherthanembeddedintohowtheenterprise

operates.Asaresult,thecentralchallengehas

shifted:notwhetherAIworks,buthoworganizationsmustchangetorealizeitsfull,sustainedvalue.

Thispaperexamineshowleadingorganizations

aremakingthattransition.DrawingonconsultationsanddiscussionswiththeWorldEconomicForum’sAITransformationofIndustriescommunity–

comprisingmorethan450executivesacross

sectors–itexploreshowAIisbeingintegratedintocoreenterpriseworkflowsandreshapingoperatingmodels,decision-makingandthenatureofwork

itself.ThefindingsbuildonAIinAction:BeyondExperimentationtoTransformIndustries,movingfromproofofconcepttoorganizationalredesign.

Theanalysisfocusesonfivecriticalfocusareaswherecommunitymembersareactivelyre-

architectinghowworkisperformed,andwhereAIisalreadydrivingenterprise-levelimpact:

Focus1

Real-time,individualizedcustomerexperiences:Shiftingfromstaticjourneystocontinuous,

intent-drivenengagement

Focus2

Efficientandresilientoperations:Shiftingfromforecast-basedexecutiontoadaptive,AI-orchestratedsystems

Focus3

Acceleratedresearchanddevelopment(R&D)

andbreakthroughinnovation:Shiftingfromlineardevelopmentintocontinuous,evidence-drivenlearning

Focus4

Predictive,AI-poweredstrategicplanning:Shiftingfromperiodicplanningcycleswith

ongoingstrategicsteering

Focus5

Data-driven,personalizedtalentexperience

andworkforceplanning:Shiftingfromrole-basedmanagementtodynamic,capability-basedsystems

Acrossthefocusareas,threestructuralshiftsareemerging:

–Fromisolatedusecasestoconnected

systems,wherecustomerexperience(CX),

operations,researchanddevelopment(R&D),strategyandtalentreinforceoneanother

–Fromepisodicinitiativestocontinuous

processesthatsensesignals,makedecisionsandlearninrealtime

–Fromtaskautomationtohumanvalue

creation,withpeoplefocusingonjudgement,orchestrationandaccountabilitywhile

AIacceleratesinsightandexecution

WhilethefocusareasillustratewhereAIis

transformingvaluecreation,sustainingtheseshiftsatscaledependsonhoworganizationsredesign

themselves.ScalingAIrequiresarethinkingof

decisionownership,operatingstructuresand

governancemechanismssothatintelligentsystemsareembeddedintoexecutionratherthanlayered

ontoexistingprocesses.Organizationsthat

succeedkeephumansfirmlyinthelead,redesignoperatingmodelsaroundend-to-endoutcomes,

treattrustandtransparencyasexecutionenablers,institutionalizedisciplinedexperimentation

andinvestinscalabletalentsystems.Inthese

environments,AIenhancesspeedandintelligenceinexecutionwhilehumansremainresponsible

fordirection,trade-offsandoutcomes.

Takentogether,thefindingshighlightabroader

organizationaltransition.AsAIbecomesembeddedinexecution,sustainedvaluedependslesson

technicalsophisticationandmoreonleadership’sabilitytoaligngovernance,incentivesandwaysofworkingwithintelligentsystems.OrganizationsthatsucceedactonAI-supportedevidence,

continuouslyreallocateresourcesandadapthowworkisdone.

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Introduction

AI’snextphasedemandsarethinkingof

coreworkflowstounlockenterprise-wideimpact,ratherthananexpansionofpilots.

Thepastdecademarkedanimportantinflectionpointintheadoptionofartificialintelligence(AI).

Organizationsmovedrapidlyfromexperimentationtocapability,advancingthroughpilots,proofsof

conceptandearlydeployments.Asexploredin

AIinAction:BeyondExperimentationtoTransformIndustries,manyleadershavenowdemonstratedthatAIusecaseswork.AsagenticAIstarts

beingintegratedandcostoflearningcollapses,thenextphaseofAIadoptionrequiresstructuralorganizationalchange.

Increasingly,organizationsrecognizethatthegreatestvaluefromAIisnotrealizedthroughstandaloneusecasesbutfromembedding

AIdeeplyintocoreworkflowsandoperating

models.Atthisstage,AIbecomesacatalyst

fortransformation–reshapinghowworkis

done,howvalueiscreatedandhowproductivityandgrowthareachieved.

MuchofAI’searlyvaluehascomefrom

narrowlydefinedapplicationsthatdelivered

learning,localizedefficiencygainsandproof

ofreturn.Appliedindiscreteusecases,AI

oftenaugmentsexistingworkflowsbutrarely

transformsthem,constrainingthescaleand

durabilityofimpact.Greaterimpactemerges

whenorganizationsredesignprocessesend-to-end,creatingcompoundingeffectsacrosstheenterprise.Yettoday,onlyasmallproportion

oforganizations–approximately15%–are

usingAItofundamentallyredesignhowworkisperformed.1Asmoreorganizationsprogress

beyondsegregatedpilots,thevaluegenerated

byAIshiftsfromincrementalimprovementtowardsmoretransformativeoutcomes.

Whilestudiesshowdouble-digitproductivity

gainsatthetasklevel,thesehavenotconsistentlytranslatedintoenterpriseormacroeconomic

impact.Withoutredesigningend-to-endworkflowsanddecisionrights,individualgainsdonotconvertintostructuralvalue.

Aswithearliertransitionsfromanaloguetodigital,

scalingAIrequiresmorethantechnologyadoption.Itdemandschangestooperatingmodels,governancestructures,skillsandleadershippractices.While

pathwaysdifferacrossindustriesandregions,

organizationsadvancingbeyondexperimentation

areconvergingonasetofsharedprinciples:clear

businessownershipofAI,workflowredesignratherthanpilotexpansion,sustainedinvestmentin

workforceleadershipcapabilitydevelopment,and

trustandexperimentationasfoundationalcapabilities.

BuildingonAIinAction:BeyondExperimentation

toTransformIndustries,thispaperexamines

howorganizationsaretranslatingAIambitioninto

measurableoutcomes.Drawingonconsultations

andobservationsfromtheAITransformationof

IndustriesCommunityattheWorldEconomic

Forum,comprisingmorethan450leading

adoptersadvancingAIatscaleacrossindustries,

itsynthesizestheorganizationalchangesobservedamongsuccessfulenterprises.Thepaperreflects

patternsemerginginpracticeandisnotintendedasaprescriptivesetofrecommendations.Ithighlightsfivecorefocusareaswhereleadersarealready

embeddingAItodriveenterprise-wideimpact:

Focus1:Real-time,individualizedcustomerexperience(CX)

Focus2:Efficientandresilientoperationsthatadaptandevolve

Focus3:Acceleratedresearchanddevelopment(R&D)andbreakthroughinnovation

Focus4:Predictive,AI-poweredstrategicplanning

Focus5:Data-driven,personalizedtalentexperienceandworkforceplanning

Acrosseachfocusarea,thepaperhighlightsvalueopportunities,theorganizationalshiftsrequiredandexamplesofprogresstowardsenterprise-wideimpact.

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Focus1

Real-time,

individualizedCX

AIturnscustomerjourneysintoreal-time,adaptivesystemsthatpredictintent,

actautonomouslyandlearncontinuously.

CXspansend-to-endprocessesthroughwhichcustomersdiscover,evaluate,purchase,use

andreceivesupportforproductsandservices.

Traditionally,thesejourneyshavebeendesignedaslinearflowsandmanagedthroughfragmentedchannelinteractions.

AIenablesorganizationstosensecustomerintentinrealtime,steerexperiencesdynamicallyandactoncustomers’behalfwithinclearlydefinedguardrails.Asaresult,CXshiftsfromaseriesofdiscrete

interactionstocontinuous,adaptiverelationships,anticipatingneeds,resolvingissuesearlierand

learningfromeveryengagement.

TABLE1AI-enabledtransformationofCX

Ataglance

AwarenessConsiderationPurchaseServiceRetention

Action:howorganizationsarechanging

Ambition:opportunitiestocapture

1Fromperiodiccampaigntargetingtoone-to-one,predictivediscovery:Shiftfromcampaign-ledreachandcustomer-initiatedcontacttoAI-driveninferenceoflatentintent,valueandrisk.

2Fromstaticjourneystodynamic,real-time

orchestrationtailoredtoeverycustomer:Replacestaticjourneymapswithcontinuous,moment-leveldecisionsacrosschannels.

3Fromhuman-onlyexecutiontoagenticaction

onbehalf:MoveroutineCXexecutiontoAIagents

operatingwithinguardrails,withhumanfocusreservedforjudgement,empathyandexceptions.

4Fromreactiveoutcomestocontinuousexperience

learningandtrustoptimization:Shiftsfrompost-hoc

churnresponsetocontinuousoptimizationofvalue,trustandautomationthresholds.

–Increaseconversionandreducechurnthroughtimely,predictiveandpersonalizedinterventionsatthemomentofriskoropportunity.

Upto25%higherconsumerconversationratesand21%reductioninchurn2leadingto5-8%revenueuplift3

–Reducecost-to-servewhileimprovingexperience4bypreventingissues,automatingresolutionandacceleratinghuman-ledinteractions.

20–30%lowercost-to-serve,515–30%productivitygains6

–Strengthentrustandbrandconsistencyatscalebyconsolidatingconsumerprofilesanddelivering

onecoherentrelationshipacrosschannels.

Upto15–20%highercustomersatisfactionscore(CSAT)7

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1

FIGURE

FouroperatingmodelshiftsinCX

toone-to-one,predictivediscovery

Discoveryshiftsfrombroadcastingthesameofferstomanycustomerstosensingpersonalintentandcontextinrealtimeandsurfacingwhat’smostrelevantinthemoment.

Fromperiodiccampaigntargeting...

1

toreal-timeevaluationsteeringtodynamic,real-timeorchestrationtailoredtoeverycustomer

AIreplacespre-builtjourneyflowswithreal-timedecisionsonwhatcontent,offerorhumaninterventionistriggerednextforeachindividualinteraction.

Fromstaticjourneys...

2

toagenticactiononbehalf

AIautonomouslyexecutesroutineCXactions–suchasresolvingissues,adjustingterms,routingworkandinitiatingfollow-ups–underclearlydefinedguardrails:e.g.refundlimitsbelowadefinedfinancialthreshold,escalationtriggersforrepeatedcomplaintsorhigh-valuetransactionsorhumanreviewwhenmodelconfidencefallsbelowasetlevel.

Theseparametersensurethatautonomyexpandswhereriskiscontained,whileaccountabilityforcustomeroutcomesremainsexplicitlyassigned.

Fromhuman-onlyexecution...

3

tocontinuousexperiencelearningandtrustoptimization

AIcontinuouslybuildscustomerprofilesandupdateswhoreceivesretentionactions,whichoffersareallowedandwhenautomationispermittedbasedonobservedlifetimevalues,experienceoutcomesandtrustsignals.

Fromreactiveoutcomes...

4

accuracy.Insuchsystems,AIdynamically

Takentogether,theseshiftstransformCXintoa

real-timevalueallocationsystemthatcontinuouslyoptimizesoutcomesacrosskeydimensions–

enhancingexperiencequality,reducingstress,acceleratingresponsivenessandimproving

prioritizesattention,autonomyandincentiveswhileguidinghumaninterventionwhereitmattersmost,balancinggrowth,cost,riskandtrust.

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1.1

Fromperiodiccampaigntargetingtoone-to-one,predictivediscovery

ShiftsinhowCXoperates:

–Complementorreplacefixedcampaign

targetingwithcontinuous,AI-drivenselectionofcustomerstoengage,suppressordeferbasedonpredictedintent,valueandrisk.

–Combinesignalsacrossthejourney(browsing,comparison,pauses,retries,device,location,servicehistory)toinferwhatcustomersare

tryingtodonow.

–Shiftcustomerdiscoveryfromstatic

segmentationtoanadaptiveprocessthatinfersandactivelyinquiresintoevolving

customerbehavioursandpreferences,

continuouslylearningasindividualsmovethroughthejourney.

–EvolveCXandmarketingrolesfromaudienceandmessagedesigntosignaldefinition,

guardrailsanddecisionthresholds.

Organizationalchangesobserved:

–Establishcross-functionaldiscoveryteams

combiningdifferentexpertise–e.g.marketing,CX,datascienceandproductownership.

–Shiftaccountabilityfromcampaignplanningtoreal-timedecisionenginesthatdetermineengagementandsuppression.

–Expandhumanrolestowardssignalcuration,policydefinitionandacceptableactions.

–Introducesharedstandardsforcustomersignals,consentrulesandconfidence

thresholdsacrosschannels.

Earlyvsadvancedadopters:

–Early:UseAItorefinetargetingand

engagementwithinexistingcampaignstructuresusingalimitedsetofclearintentsignals.

–Advanced:Operatediscoveryasareal-time,predictivedecisionsystemcoordinatedacrossmarketing,salesandservice.

CASESTUDY1

Interactive“nextbestaction”tosteercustomerengagement

FordusedAI-drivendecisioningtodynamicallymove

customersinandoutofaudiencesduringmulti-wave

campaignsbasedonreal-timeresponses,ratherthanfixedjourneys.Thisenabledrapidadjustmentofwhotoengage,

whenandwithwhatmessage.Inthreeweeks,theFordPassMobileAppreportedover300,000customersengagedanda26%increaseinconversion.8

1.2

Fromstaticjourneystodynamic,real-timeorchestrationtailoredtoeverycustomer

ShiftsinhowCXoperates:

–Shiftfrompredefined,linearpathstoreal-time

steeringthatadaptsdynamicallyasindividualsevaluate,hesitate,compareorchangedirection.

–AIcontinuouslyinterpretsdecisionsignals

(stalling,backtracking,comparisondepth,

optionoverload,repeatederrorsandindividualcontext)todesignhowthejourneyadaptsnext.

–Dynamicallyreordersteps,content,choicesetsandassistanceinrealtimetomatchindividualdecision-making.

–Shiftjourneydesignfromstaticmapsto

adaptiverules,pathwaysandinterventionlogic.

Organizationalchangesobserved:

–Transitionfromchannel-orcampaign-specificownershiptoend-to-endjourneygovernance.

–Establishsharedjourneylogicacrossdigital,assistedandhumantouchpoints.

–RedefineCXrolestofocusonadaptiverules,thresholdsanddecisionpatterns.

–Deployreal-timeorchestrationlayersthatcanmodifyjourneysmid-stream.

–Alignincentivesaroundjourneycompletionandmomentumratherthanperformance.

Earlyvsadvancedadopters:

–Early:Applyreal-timenudgesorassistanceatselectedhigh-frictionmoments.

–Advanced:Runjourneysascontinuouslyadaptiveprocesses,dynamicallysteeringeachindividual’spathbasedonreal-timedecisionsignals.

CASESTUDY2

Continuouscustomerprofilingandadaptiveengagement

RabobankusesitsCustomerDecisionHubtounifycustomerprofilesandcontinuouslyadaptengagementacrossapp,

web,onlinebankingandcall-centrechannels.TheAIengineaggregatesbehaviouralandinteractiondatainrealtime

todelivernext-bestactionstailoredtoevolvingcustomer

needs,enablingover1.5billionpersonalizedinteractionsperyear,afourfoldincreaseinclick-throughrates,a208%liftinconversion,a4.7%increaseincustomerlifetimevalueanda2.4%reductionincosttoserve.9

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1.3

Fromhuman-onlyexecutiontoagenticactiononbehalf

ShiftsinhowCXoperates:

–Executionshiftsfromprimarilyhumanandrule-drivenresponsestorequeststowardsAIagentsactingproactivelyoncustomers’behalfwithin

definedguardrails.

–AIagentscancompleteactionsend-to-end

(rebook,refund,configure,schedule,escalate).

–Asagenticsystemsmature,competitive

advantagewillhingeonhoweffectively

organizationsletcustomersgovern

autonomybydefiningwhatcanbeautomated,whatrequiresconfirmationandwhenahumanmustintervene.

–Shifttrustfromfirm-definedpoliciestodynamic,customer-controlledrelationships.

Organizationalchangesobserved:

–Defineclearguardrails,humanaccountabilityframeworksandredressmechanisms

forwhenAIagentsactindependently,

includingdefinedliabilityownership,incident

responseprotocolsanddisputeresolution

pathways.SecurelyintegrateAIagentsdirectlywithcoresystems(CRM,billing,inventory,

scheduling,fulfilment).

–IntegrateAIagentsdirectlywithcoresystems–e.g.customerrelationshipmanagement(CRM),billing,inventory,schedulingandfulfilment.

–Redesignescalationmodelsbasedonconfidencethresholdsandpolicylimits.

–Humaneffortshiftstooversight,judgement,

policydefinitionandcomplexexceptionhandling.

–Establishgovernanceforaccountability,auditabilityandcustomerconsent.

Earlyvsadvancedadopters:

–Early:Deployagentsinlimitedstepsunderclosehumansupervision.

–Advanced:Operateagenticsystemsthat

autonomouslyexecutemanyroutineCXtasks,withdefinedguardrails.

CASESTUDY3

AIagentsactautonomouslyunderconsumer-setguardrailstocompletepurchases

VisaIntelligentCommerceenablesAIagentsto

completeauthorizedpurchasesonbehalfofconsumers.ThisrepresentsashifttoAI-drivenpurchasing

workflows,combiningreal-timeintentinferencewithtrustedpaymentcredentialsandnetworksafeguards.

Intotal,47%ofconsumersnowuseAItoolsforatleast

oneshoppingtask,frompricecomparisonstopersonalizedrecommendations,creatingastrongbaseofbehavioural

adoptionthatagenticpaymentsystemscanbuildon.10

1.4

Fromreactiveoutcomestocontinuous

experiencelearningandtrustoptimization

ShiftsinhowCXoperates:

–Movefromchannel-specificviewstoa

continuouslyupdated,unifiedcustomerprofileusedconsistentlyacrosschannelsandtouchpoints.

–AItracks