[NJTechDiv] Fwd: Be My Eyes Integrates Be My AI™ into its First Contact Center with Stunning Results
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Subject: [Tech-VI] Be My Eyes Integrates Be My AI™ into its First
Contact Center with Stunning Results
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Be My Eyes Integrates Be My AI™ into its First Contact Center with
Stunning Results
World’s First AI Visual Support for Blind and Low Vision Customers
Alt-text: Four smartphone screens are displayed to demonstrate the user
experience walk-through of connecting with Be My AI™ via Microsoft’s
Specialized Help profile in the Be My Eyes app. The first smartphone
screen on the far left shows the Microsoft company profile in Be My
Eyes. The second smartphone screen shows the screen that appears when a
blind user selects “Chat with Be My AI.” Be My AI™ sends a message to
the users that reads, “Hello! This is Be My AI™ from Microsoft. How can
I assist you today?” The third screen shows the conversation with Be My
AI™ continued, where a user asks, “How do I disable Microsoft Outlook?”
The fourth and final smartphone screen shows the smartphone camera
pointing its rear-facing camera onto a Microsoft Outlook inbox on a
computer desktop screen.
Be Me Eyes is the first to globally deploy AI-powered visual
customer service for individuals who are blind or have low vision
through Microsoft’s Disability Answer Desk.
Be My AI™ is an AI tool that helps vividly describe images for those
who are blind, and helps companies provide state-of-the-art
description services for blind and low vision customers.
Be My AI™ is providing 90%+ successful call resolution with dramatic
reductions in call handle times. Calls can still be escalated to a
human, but this is only required in 10% of use cases.
Today Be My Eyes is announcing the successful deployment of Be My AI™, a
state of the art visual assistance tool powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 vision
model. Beginning this month, Microsoft Disability Answer Desk callers
who are blind or low vision can now use Be My AI™ to handle all types of
customer service calls, involving highly complex use cases on everything
from Excel spreadsheet formulas and interpreting product instructions
and diagrams, to rebooting a laptop or installing and updating software,
and much more.
This is the first use of AI accepting image inputs to augment
traditional customer service for people with disabilities. In fact, the
deployment, which has rolled out globally, is producing stunning early
results that meet what Be My Eyes refers to as the 3S Success Criteria™:
Success: a 90% successful resolution rate by Be My AI™ for
Microsoft customers who try it. Put another way: only 10% of
consumers using AI interactions are choosing to escalate to a human
call center agent.
Speed: Be My AI™ solves customer issues in one-third the time on
average compared to Be My Eyes calls answered by a live Microsoft
agent (4 minutes on average for Be My AI vs. 12 minutes on average
for live agent support).
Satisfaction: customer satisfaction ratings have improved with the
implementation of Be My Eyes in Microsoft’s Disability Answer Desk
with interactions averaging 4.85 out of five stars.
/“Our new AI-powered accessible customer service model is producing
remarkable results for not only one of the world’s largest and most
innovative companies, but also for a community of blind and low vision
consumers,”/said Mike Buckley, CEO of Be My Eyes. /“Be My AI™ is the
customer service gold standard for companies that want to assist blind
and low vision consumers, and we are incredibly thankful to Microsoft
for their leadership, willingness to partner on Accessible CX solutions
and their help communicating the benefits of Be My AI™ to other
enterprises so we can advance our mission to make the world more
accessible.” /
/"OpenAI is proud to work with Be My Eyes. They've used our AI models to
significantly enhance the daily lives of people with low vision or
blindness,"/said Brad Lightcap, COO at OpenAI. "/Their commitment to
making technology more accessible showcases a remarkable blend of
empathy and innovation, underscoring the potential of AI when directed
by an understanding of community needs. We’re glad to see By My Eyes
deploy “Be My AI™” successfully.”/
How It Works
With the new addition of Be My AI™ at the front end of the experience,
blind and low vision consumers can receive rapid, automated support for
Microsoft-related products and services through AI-based natural
language conversations. Be My AI™ can also provide contextual,
advice-based guidance on the request at-hand. For example, Be My AI™ can
guide you through the steps to install a new version of Windows,
describe a PowerPoint presentation, and provide suggestions about the
best setup based on your computer’s preferences and hardware. Further,
Be My AI™ responses are given in text, so for the first time, customer
service is accessible through AI text for people who are Deaf-blind via
a refreshable Braille display. And, if Be My AI™ isn’t enough to solve
the issue at-hand, calls can still be routed to a live agent from
Microsoft’s Disability Answer Desk.
Link to audio-described version
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRVR64N6IeM>
/“Microsoft is proud to be the first company to integrate Be My AI™ into
our customer service with the Disability Answer Desk. The integration of
Be My AI™ creates an innovative, fast and efficient way for disabled
customers to receive assistance from Microsoft,"/said Jenny Lay-Flurrie,
Microsoft’s Chief Accessibility Officer. “/By combining Microsoft's
expertise and the innovative solutions from Be My AI™, we are empowering
independence for people with disabilities.”/
Thanks to the collaboration between Microsoft and Be My Eyes, users
worldwide will now be able to use Be My AI™ to resolve issues specific
to Microsoft’s suite of applications, hardware or general questions and
inquiries. Up until now, Microsoft offered verbal and visual assistance
via agents through their Disability Answer Desk. Now Be My AI™ is a
first line of automated support that’s proven to resolve the majority of
requests without human assistance in initial beta testing.
This first-of-its-kind integration meets the constantly increasing
demand for accessible customer service. The global population of people
who are blind or have low vision is approaching 300 million and is
predicted to increase dramatically over the next 20 years.
/“The large and growing number of blind and low vision people globally,
roughly equivalent to the population of the United States, means every
company, non-profit, academic institution, and public sector
organization has both a moral and business imperative to better serve
our community,”/said Mark Riccobono, President of the National
Federation of the Blind. /“The deep commitment of Be My Eyes to have
their product development driven by the lived experience of blind people
is truly transformative. As a result, Be My AI™ is one of the most
exciting technological assistance solutions we have ever evaluated, and
given the initial results in the customer service environment, which has
historically been a significant source of frustration for blind
consumers, we encourage every organization to evaluate this remarkable
tool as an important option.”/
Microsoft’s Be My AI™-Powered Disability Answer Desk is available 24/7.
While blind users of Be My Eyes will always have the option to use
traditional human conversations with a Microsoft agent, the addition of
an AI option gives users a new and accessible choice many have requested.
With Be My AI™, Microsoft continues to create a more accessible
environment for their customers who are blind or have low vision.
Microsoft’s implementation of Be My AI™ demonstrates its dedication to
providing innovative customer support and paves the way for more
efficient and effective support solutions.
Read more blogs <https://www.bemyeyes.com/blog>
David Goldfield,
Blindness Assistive Technology Specialist
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