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Oct. 16, 2024

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Report: Gen AI to Transform Operations, Revenue

Generative artificial intelligence has the potential to transform businesses in two key ways: automating operations and growing revenue.

While much of the focus in 2024 remains on operational improvements, the next generation of AI tools promises to enhance revenue and open new profit opportunities.

Automate Operations

In 2023, McKinsey & Company released a report titled “The economic potential of generative AI,” which estimated that globally, “generative AI could add the equivalent of $2.6 trillion to $4.4 trillion in value annually across the 63 use cases” that the firm analyzed.

Generative AI’s workflow and automation capabilities can streamline processes within an organization. For example, retailers now use generative AI to produce product descriptions, marketing materials, interactive chatbots, and even product search features.

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From the Archive: November 2022

Klaviyo Founder: ‘We’re Good at Storing Data’

Andrew Bialecki co-launched Klaviyo in 2012 to help companies access and segment data. Then a friend started a business on Shopify, and Bialecki saw the need to merge consumers’ ecommerce activity with email. Read article > 

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