AI case study

Optimizing departmental efficiency

by
Microsoft
Context

Microsoft utilizes Copilot and the new autonomous agents internally across sales, customer support, marketing, and HR departments. Their sales team uses Copilot to power insights and automate routine tasks, achieving a 9.4% increase in revenue per seller and closed 20% more deals. Customer support resolves cases nearly 12% faster, marketing saw a 21.5% increase in conversion rates on Azure.com with a custom agent assisting buyers, and HR improved answer accuracy by 42% with an employee self-service agent.

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Results
Results not reported in the source
Published
October 21, 2024
Agent type
Employee Agents
AI provider
Microsoft
ICE score
486
The ICE framework in this database provides a quick way to assess the feasibility and potential impact of AI use cases, with higher scores signaling more actionable opportunities.
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Impact: Potential benefits to the business.

‍Confidence: Likelihood of achieving expected results.

‍Ease: Simplicity of implementation in terms of resources and time.

‍ICE Score: Calculated by multiplying the component scores.

Note:
Each score is AI-generated based on available data and should be viewed merely as a general guideline for deeper exploration of the use cases.
Impact
9
Confidence
9
Ease
6

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Faster internal workflows
Context

Quantium deployed Anthropic's Claude across its organization to empower over 1200 employees in functions such as coding, proposal drafting, training development, and leadership coaching. They implemented the AI solution by launching an "ALL IN on AI" strategy with clear guidelines, practical guardrails, and comprehensive hands-on training programs integrated into daily workflows. This approach streamlined routine tasks and enabled teams to focus on strategic initiatives.

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Notion

Software & IT
Use case
Actionable workspace content
Context

Notion reimagined its platform by deeply integrating OpenAI’s GPT‑4o, GPT‑4o mini, and embeddings across its core features. They prototyped an AI writing assistant during a hackathon and then built internal tools to rapidly evaluate and deploy new models, transforming workflows in search, note-taking, and knowledge management from static content to interactive, actionable insights.

Canva

Software & IT
Use case
Accelerate creative iteration
Context

Canva integrated Claude for Work into its design, engineering, and product development workflows to enable employees to rapidly prototype designs, generate code, and create polished content without specialized tools. They implemented a multi-vendor AI ecosystem supported by internal training programs, Slack channels for sharing AI successes, and guidance from their internal AI Solutions team, fundamentally transforming creative and collaborative processes across the organization.

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Use case
Faster internal workflows
Context

Quantium deployed Anthropic's Claude across its organization to empower over 1200 employees in functions such as coding, proposal drafting, training development, and leadership coaching. They implemented the AI solution by launching an "ALL IN on AI" strategy with clear guidelines, practical guardrails, and comprehensive hands-on training programs integrated into daily workflows. This approach streamlined routine tasks and enabled teams to focus on strategic initiatives.

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Use case
Actionable workspace content
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Notion reimagined its platform by deeply integrating OpenAI’s GPT‑4o, GPT‑4o mini, and embeddings across its core features. They prototyped an AI writing assistant during a hackathon and then built internal tools to rapidly evaluate and deploy new models, transforming workflows in search, note-taking, and knowledge management from static content to interactive, actionable insights.

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Accelerate creative iteration
Context

Canva integrated Claude for Work into its design, engineering, and product development workflows to enable employees to rapidly prototype designs, generate code, and create polished content without specialized tools. They implemented a multi-vendor AI ecosystem supported by internal training programs, Slack channels for sharing AI successes, and guidance from their internal AI Solutions team, fundamentally transforming creative and collaborative processes across the organization.

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High-volume student queries
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Physics Wallah developed 'Gyan Guru', a hyperpersonalized conversational study companion to address the unique academic and support needs of its 2 million daily users. The system was implemented by indexing over one million Q&As and ten million solved doubts in a vector database, then leveraging a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) approach integrated with Azure OpenAI to deliver individualized, context-aware responses. This integration streamlined various student interactions including academic queries, product-related issues, and general support, reducing reliance on human subject matter experts.

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Streamlined executive operations
Context

Brandix adopted the Microsoft 365 Copilot suite via the Early Access Program to integrate AI into key executive workflows, automating meeting transcript-based action tracking in Teams, accelerating pitch deck creation in PowerPoint, and streamlining document generation in Word while leveraging AI-enhanced querying in Power BI and efficient information retrieval via Copilot Chat. This implementation transformed internal communications, reporting, and presentation preparation processes by significantly reducing manual effort.

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Future-proof IT operations
Context

University of Oxford’s IT Services department deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot across its 400+ staff as part of a pilot program aimed at embedding generative AI into research, teaching, and administrative workflows. They implemented extensive onboarding sessions, community engagement via Microsoft Teams, and established an acceleration team to integrate Copilot with other business applications. This deployment streamlined routine tasks such as document generation, summarization, and meeting support, fostering innovation within the department.

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Actionable workspace content
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Notion reimagined its platform by deeply integrating OpenAI’s GPT‑4o, GPT‑4o mini, and embeddings across its core features. They prototyped an AI writing assistant during a hackathon and then built internal tools to rapidly evaluate and deploy new models, transforming workflows in search, note-taking, and knowledge management from static content to interactive, actionable insights.

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Rigid support workflows
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Zendesk integrated OpenAI's models to create adaptive AI service agents that autonomously manage customer conversations and execute resolution tasks. They implemented a multi-agent architecture featuring task identification, conversational RAG, procedure compilation, and procedure execution agents integrated with existing support workflows through API calls and natural language procedure definitions, while providing real-time chain-of-thought visibility. This solution transitions from traditional intent-based bots to a hybrid model of scripted and generative reasoning, streamlining customer service processes.

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Instant personalized support
Context

Chatbase integrated Anthropic's Claude into its multi-channel customer support platform to automate routine inquiries and deliver instant, personalized support across web chat, WhatsApp, Slack, and Instagram. They implemented the solution by embedding AI agents through APIs that integrate with business systems such as Stripe for order status checks and refund processing, while enabling customizable brand voice and multilingual communication with optional human oversight. This approach streamlined customer service workflows and provided advanced analytics to help teams quickly identify trends and optimize interactions.

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