A few years ago, when we talked about AI, the main focus was how to use it to robotize and automate many corporate tasks, such as customer service. Today, the scenario is already different: not to value only the incorporation of this technology, but bring together a more humanized side that improves the connection with people and raises their satisfaction and retention to the brand. But how to generate a behavior in a technology that is only belonging to humans? Through many points of attention that start from empathy, sensitivity and transparency with the customer.
According to data released by HiverHQ, companies that adopt AI-driven personalized communication may have an increase of 30% in customer retention rates & there is no shortage of arguments that justify this. The modern consumer no longer wants to interact with a robotic technology, cold and impersonal, because they know how much these resources can contribute to a much more personalized and adherent to their needs.
Your expectation now is to have more meaningful interactions that promote a more human experience, which can bring huge benefits to both sides. Your satisfaction with the brand will certainly be improved, feeling more understood and valued, with even greater chances of loyalty to the business for the emotional connection much more positive. For companies, in addition to having this greater retention of customers, who will be less likely to seek a competitor, can improve their image in the market by concern to meet this demand and latent trend of consumers.
Internally, this strategy will also bring greater operational efficiency and cost reduction, freeing human agents to solve more complex problems; and allow the collection of more valuable insights about the behavior and expectation of their target audience, so that they constantly improve their strategies in favor of continuous growth in their segment.
Observing these benefits shines the eyes of every entrepreneur, however, conquering them is not so simple. The lack of a structured planning on this strategy can make AI become a trap in service, rather than a valuable resource, not reaching a true humanization that meets the needs of customers and understand their emotions. Without due care in taking the identity and brand tone to this technology, its authenticity and reliability in the market can be well shaken.
Overcoming internal technological limitations is also a common challenge faced by many companies, since the success of AI humanization involves aspects such as the complexity of human language, cultural context, something that, in the extensive territoriality of our country, with so many cultures and accents, is even more complex. This, not to mention the security and privacy of data, since AI processes sensitive information that needs to be protected technologically.
The costs that involve all this are usually high, depending on the complexity of the project designed. Therefore, for companies to be able to humanize this technology and obtain the advantages highlighted, it is necessary, first, to understand the levels of humanization that can be incorporated into AI and its service, which will guide the next steps in this direction.
They go through language and tone of voice (from the most serious to the friendly, depending on the brand profile), personalization (adapting the interaction based on the captured history and learning of AI), emotional intelligence (recognizing and responding, in an appropriate way, to the emotions of users, detecting frustrations, impatience, irritation or happiness, as an example), transparency (explaining the why of each response provided as a way to raise trust and connection with the customer) and valuing a human-centered design, being intuitive and considering the needs and limitations of people.
All the above levels should be taken into account when following this strategy, using customer data to customize AI always cherishing empathy in reading emotions, transparency in the answers provided, creating easy-to-follow flows and, above all, monitoring all actions constantly, identifying adjustments that must be made and frequent improvements ensuring the good performance of this technology.
Do not implement this humanization at once throughout the company. Identify the areas or activities in which this strategy is most urgent and will bring a more significant impact, which makes sense to be adopted first. This will be extremely favorable to scale this technology while maintaining quality, operational efficiency and customization on a large scale.
We are facing a trend that has come to take more and more account of the market, where robotic automation no longer makes sense for the needs of consumers. Their expectations as to how they are served will be increasingly greater and, more than ever, it is necessary to unite the best in AI with our human side, relying on a tool that will optimize this task in a much more personalized and enriched experience to each customer.