Cognigy Agentic AI: 7 Standout Capabilities for CX Automation

Agentic AI introduces the latest breakthrough in artificial intelligence with a new generation of autonomous AI Agents capable of complex decision-making and goal-driven behavior.

While the application and implications of this technology extend across diverse domains and target users – from enterprises to consumers, Cognigy’s solution is purpose-built and fine-tuned for the unique demands of customer service automation.

This article explores seven distinct aspects where Cognigy empowers enterprise contact centers to harness and maximize the value of Agentic AI.

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1. Unmatched Behavior Control: Beyond the Prompt

Prompt-based design significantly expedites the time-to-market of AI Agents. That said, for many customer-facing use cases, you will need better control over the AI behavior than merely prompt engineering.

Cognigy makes Agentic AI governable by enabling you to hard-code rules for any specific actions, ensuring the AI Agent can only access necessary tools when certain conditions are met. This layer of control guarantees that your business logic and compliance protocols are respected even in dynamic and adaptable AI environments.

For example, before an AI Agent processes an insurance claim, you can enforce a rule to execute this action only when the customer has an active policy status in the CRM.

2. Multimodality: Voice, Images and Text – Seamlessly

In an era where customer interactions span diverse channels and formats, Cognigy Agentic AI stands out with its multimodal capabilities.

Beyond text, AI Agents can process voice inputs for natural, conversational interactions and interpret images for tasks like document verification, incident reporting, or product support/troubleshooting. For instance, a customer can submit a photo of a damaged item as part of the First Notification of Loss process for further review and assessment. 

These capabilities allow businesses to deliver richer, more interactive customer experiences that adapt to how customers prefer to communicate. Whether it’s a voice call, chat, or image upload, Cognigy ensures seamless and efficient resolutions, enabling brands to meet their customers wherever they are.

3. Composite AI: Blending Agentic AI with Structured Workflows

Another testament to the compelling combination of dynamic reasoning and enterprise control is Composite AI. This capability allows businesses to handle both unstructured, complex queries and highly standardized, compliance-driven tasks seamlessly within a single conversation or across interactions.

For instance, a banking AI Agent specialized in account support can dynamically handle small talk and FAQs through agentic reasoning, then transition to a structured, deterministic process to guide the user through opening a new bank account.

Likewise, you can implement strict workflows for a user to report a medical side effect while harnessing the autonomy of agentic reasoning for outbound use cases.

4. LLM Orchestration: Granular Control and Reliable Operations

Cognigy allows businesses to harness multiple Large Language Models (LLMs) simultaneously, tailoring their use to specific tasks. You can granularly decide which LLM is best suited to each Agent Job, depending on its performance, latency, and cost.

Standard safety settings are pre-integrated to mitigate inappropriate responses, hallucinations, and other LLM risks. This includes profanity filters and factual accuracy checks. Enterprises can further customize these safeguards or integrate third-party content safety tools like Azure AI Content Safety​.

What’s more, an LLM fallback mechanism is built in to overcome technical hiccups caused by connection failures and ensure uninterrupted operations of AI Agents.

5. Accelerated Time to Market with Prebuilt Agents and Tools

Building an AI Agent is straightforward, but you can take it a step further. Leverage pre-trained Agents from Cognigy’s Job Market or accelerate development by enhancing existing Agents with preconfigured Jobs. 

The Cognigy.AI platform also provides a robust marketplace featuring over 100 prebuilt tools and integrations. These include CRM systems, product inventory lookups, payment processing, delivery status retrieval, creating support tickets, and more. With just a few clicks, you can seamlessly equip your AI Agents with the versatile capabilities they need to excel.

6. Enterprise Readiness: Compliance, Security and Data Privacy 

Built for the demands of enterprise-scale operations, Cognigy’s AI Agents operate in compliance with global and regional standards like GDPR, HIPAA, ISO, and SOC2. Our architecture scales effortlessly to handle thousands of concurrent interactions across multiple channels while maintaining robust data security. It supports deployment in private clouds, on-premises environments, or SaaS models, giving enterprises the flexibility to align with their IT strategy.

When it comes to data privacy, you can granularly manage how the AI Agent interacts with personal or contextual data. Options range from limiting access to specific fields, like customer names, to enabling full access to customer profiles for hyper-personalized interactions.

7. Integrated Analytics: Insights at Your Fingertips

Cognigy.AI doesn’t just automate; it also illuminates. The platform provides fully integrated analytics and detailed insights into how AI Agents are performing, their impact on business outcomes, and opportunities for improvement.

Holistic dashboards aggregate metrics from all customer interactions while allowing you to break down data by specific Agents, channels, and interactions. What’s more, you can easily customize and monitor the goal achievements of your AI Workforce and how it impacts the business bottom line.

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