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- 0:00Lowe's
- 0:00has
- 0:00rolled
- 0:01out
- 0:01an
- 0:01AI
- 0:01assistant
- 0:02for
- 0:02Store
- 0:02Associates,
- 0:03according
- 0:03to
- 0:03Chain
- 0:04Storage.
- 0:04Again,
- 0:05Lowe's
- 0:05is
- 0:06introducing
- 0:06Milo
- 0:07Companion,
- 0:08an
- 0:08AI
- 0:08enabled
- 0:09employee
- 0:10app
- 0:10developed
- 0:10in
- 0:10partnership
- 0:11with
- 0:11OpenAI.
- 0:12The
- 0:12app
- 0:12provides
- 0:13access
- 0:13to
- 0:13product
- 0:13details,
- 0:14project
- 0:14advice
- 0:15and
- 0:15inventory
- 0:15information,
- 0:16and
- 0:16also
- 0:16speeds
- 0:17up
- 0:17the
- 0:17employee
- 0:18onboarding
- 0:18process.
- 0:19According
- 0:20to
- 0:20Lowe's,
- 0:20the
- 0:21launch
- 0:21of
- 0:21Milo
- 0:21Companion
- 0:22to
- 0:22all
- 0:22associates
- 0:23across
- 0:23its
- 0:24more
- 0:24than
- 0:241700
- 0:25stores
- 0:25marks
- 0:26the
- 0:26first
- 0:26time
- 0:26a
- 0:26retailer
- 0:27has
- 0:27successfully
- 0:28implemented
- 0:28this
- 0:28top
- 0:29type
- 0:29of
- 0:29technology
- 0:30at
- 0:30scale.
- 0:30Milo
- 0:31Companion
- 0:32uses
- 0:32generative
- 0:32AI
- 0:33to
- 0:33let
- 0:33associates
- 0:33obtain
- 0:34answers
- 0:34to
- 0:35customer
- 0:35inquiries
- 0:36using
- 0:36natural
- 0:37conversational
- 0:38prompts,
- 0:39including
- 0:39voice
- 0:39to
- 0:39text
- 0:40for
- 0:40faster
- 0:40hands
- 0:41free
- 0:41use.
- 0:41The
- 0:42prompts
- 0:42can
- 0:42include
- 0:42inquiries
- 0:43like
- 0:44what
- 0:44kind
- 0:44of
- 0:44fertilizer
- 0:45works
- 0:45best
- 0:45for
- 0:45Bermuda
- 0:46grass?
- 0:46Or
- 0:47how
- 0:47can
- 0:47I
- 0:47fix
- 0:48a
- 0:48leaky
- 0:48faucet
- 0:49and
- 0:49receive
- 0:49actionable
- 0:50information
- 0:50on
- 0:51the
- 0:51handheld
- 0:51devices
- 0:52that
- 0:52they
- 0:52already
- 0:52use.
- 0:54Ben,
- 0:55you
- 0:55get
- 0:56this
- 0:56question
- 0:56and
- 0:57it
- 0:57is
- 0:57also
- 0:57the
- 0:57A
- 0:57and
- 0:58M
- 0:58put
- 0:58you
- 0:58on
- 0:58the
- 0:58spot
- 0:59question
- 1:00they
- 1:00want
- 1:00to
- 1:00know.
- 1:01Ben,
- 1:02if
- 1:02Lowe's
- 1:02customers
- 1:03can
- 1:03now
- 1:03access
- 1:04the
- 1:04same
- 1:05AI
- 1:05assistant
- 1:05as
- 1:06In
- 1:06Store
- 1:06Associates,
- 1:07do
- 1:07you
- 1:07think
- 1:07they'll
- 1:08eventually
- 1:08just
- 1:08turn
- 1:09to
- 1:09their
- 1:09phones
- 1:09for
- 1:10In
- 1:10Store
- 1:10Home
- 1:11improvement?
- 1:11Asks
- 1:14I
- 1:14think
- 1:14it's
- 1:14a
- 1:14really
- 1:15good
- 1:15question
- 1:17and
- 1:17I
- 1:17think
- 1:18it's
- 1:18okay
- 1:18that
- 1:19it
- 1:19doesn't
- 1:19have
- 1:19to
- 1:19be
- 1:19an
- 1:20either
- 1:20or,
- 1:20and
- 1:20I
- 1:20think
- 1:21both
- 1:21are
- 1:21absolutely
- 1:22fine.
- 1:23So
- 1:23I
- 1:24really
- 1:24like
- 1:24this.
- 1:24This
- 1:24is
- 1:24a
- 1:25great
- 1:25use
- 1:25case
- 1:25for
- 1:26AI.
- 1:26Why
- 1:27is
- 1:27it
- 1:27a
- 1:27great
- 1:27use
- 1:27case
- 1:28for
- 1:28AI?
- 1:29There
- 1:29are
- 1:29certain
- 1:30categories
- 1:30where
- 1:31you
- 1:32a
- 1:32higher
- 1:33level
- 1:33of
- 1:34customer
- 1:34service
- 1:34is
- 1:35really
- 1:35helpful,
- 1:35but
- 1:36when
- 1:36you
- 1:36walk
- 1:36into
- 1:36the
- 1:36store,
- 1:37you've
- 1:37got
- 1:37no
- 1:37idea
- 1:38if
- 1:38the
- 1:38person
- 1:38you're
- 1:39speaking
- 1:39to
- 1:39has
- 1:39been
- 1:40in
- 1:41this
- 1:41category
- 1:41selling
- 1:42these
- 1:42products
- 1:42for
- 1:4220
- 1:43years
- 1:43or
- 1:43was
- 1:43just
- 1:43recruited
- 1:44last
- 1:44week
- 1:45and
- 1:45knows
- 1:45less
- 1:45about
- 1:45it
- 1:46than
- 1:46you
- 1:46do.
- 1:47So
- 1:47providing
- 1:48tools
- 1:48to
- 1:48help
- 1:49that
- 1:49consistency
- 1:50of
- 1:50experience
- 1:51is
- 1:51great.
- 1:52And
- 1:52you
- 1:52know
- 1:53what?
- 1:53If
- 1:53actually
- 1:53you're
- 1:53stood
- 1:54in
- 1:54front
- 1:54of
- 1:54the
- 1:54fixture
- 1:55and
- 1:55you
- 1:55just
- 1:55want
- 1:55to
- 1:55do
- 1:56that
- 1:56same
- 1:56query
- 1:56on
- 1:56your
- 1:57phone,
- 1:57that's
- 1:58okay.
- 1:59It's
- 2:00like
- 2:00the
- 2:00checkout
- 2:01versus
- 2:01Self
- 2:01checkout
- 2:02option.
- 2:02Sometimes
- 2:03introverts
- 2:03just
- 2:04like
- 2:04to
- 2:04walk
- 2:04around
- 2:04the
- 2:04store
- 2:04without
- 2:04talking
- 2:05to
- 2:05anybody
- 2:05and
- 2:06that's
- 2:06okay
- 2:06as
- 2:07well.
- 2:07So
- 2:07let's
- 2:07not
- 2:07see
- 2:07it
- 2:08as
- 2:08a
- 2:08negative.
- 2:09I
- 2:09think
- 2:09it's
- 2:10fine.
- 2:10You're
- 2:10democratizing
- 2:11the
- 2:11data
- 2:11and
- 2:12you're
- 2:12providing
- 2:12a
- 2:13better
- 2:13quality
- 2:13of
- 2:14response
- 2:14to
- 2:14everybody
- 2:15regardless
- 2:16of
- 2:16how
- 2:16they
- 2:16want
- 2:16to
- 2:16access
- 2:17it.
- 2:17And
- 2:18I
- 2:18think
- 2:18for
- 2:18that,
- 2:19great,
- 2:19well
- 2:19done
- 2:19Lowe's.
- 2:20Yeah,
- 2:20I
- 2:21agree.
- 2:21I'm
- 2:22going
- 2:22to
- 2:22knock
- 2:22the
- 2:22reporting
- 2:23on
- 2:23this
- 2:23one
- 2:23a
- 2:23little
- 2:23bit
- 2:24too,
- 2:24because
- 2:24I
- 2:24feel
- 2:25like
- 2:25it's
- 2:26it's
- 2:26just
- 2:27highlighting
- 2:27that
- 2:28particular
- 2:28use
- 2:29case
- 2:29of
- 2:29how
- 2:29to
- 2:29fix
- 2:30a
- 2:30leaky
- 2:30faucet
- 2:31and
- 2:31not
- 2:32what
- 2:32I
- 2:32think
- 2:32Lowe's
- 2:33set
- 2:33out
- 2:34like.
- 2:34I
- 2:34think
- 2:34Lowe's
- 2:34deserves
- 2:35more
- 2:35credit
- 2:35for
- 2:35what
- 2:36they
- 2:36set
- 2:36out
- 2:36to
- 2:37partner
- 2:37with
- 2:37Chat
- 2:37GPT
- 2:38to
- 2:39create
- 2:39with
- 2:39this
- 2:40Milo
- 2:40assistant,
- 2:41which
- 2:41really
- 2:42after
- 2:42talking
- 2:42to
- 2:42a
- 2:42Lowe's
- 2:43executive
- 2:43earlier
- 2:43this
- 2:44year
- 2:44who
- 2:44worked
- 2:44on
- 2:44this
- 2:45project,
- 2:45which
- 2:45really
- 2:46was
- 2:46about
- 2:46how
- 2:46do
- 2:47we
- 2:47use
- 2:47this
- 2:47for
- 2:47onboarding,
- 2:48how
- 2:48do
- 2:48we
- 2:49help
- 2:49our
- 2:49associates
- 2:50in
- 2:50the
- 2:50store
- 2:51who
- 2:51just
- 2:51started
- 2:52their
- 2:52summer
- 2:52job
- 2:52at
- 2:53Lowe's
- 2:53understand
- 2:54very
- 2:54quickly,
- 2:55like
- 2:55what
- 2:55time
- 2:56does
- 2:56our
- 2:56shipment
- 2:56get
- 2:56in,
- 2:57how
- 2:57quick,
- 2:57you
- 2:58know,
- 2:58what's
- 2:58our
- 2:58warranty
- 2:59like
- 2:59on
- 2:59these
- 2:59power
- 2:59tools
- 3:00so
- 3:00that
- 3:00they
- 3:00can
- 3:00quickly
- 3:01have
- 3:01that
- 3:01knowledge.
- 3:02And
- 3:02then
- 3:02Lowe's
- 3:02was
- 3:03using
- 3:03that
- 3:03to
- 3:03help
- 3:04them
- 3:04better
- 3:04train
- 3:05associates
- 3:05in
- 3:06the
- 3:06future.
- 3:06Like
- 3:06they're
- 3:06using
- 3:07that
- 3:07data
- 3:07in
- 3:08that
- 3:08way.
- 3:08And
- 3:08I
- 3:09agree.
- 3:09I
- 3:10think
- 3:10the
- 3:10idea
- 3:11that
- 3:12as
- 3:12a
- 3:12consumer,
- 3:13I'm
- 3:13going
- 3:13to
- 3:13go
- 3:13up
- 3:14to
- 3:14the
- 3:1416
- 3:15year
- 3:15old
- 3:15for
- 3:15their
- 3:15first
- 3:16summer
- 3:16job
- 3:16at
- 3:16Lowe's
- 3:17and
- 3:17be
- 3:17like,
- 3:17how
- 3:17do
- 3:17I
- 3:17fix
- 3:18this
- 3:18leaky
- 3:18faucet?
- 3:19You'll
- 3:19know
- 3:19real
- 3:19quick
- 3:20whether
- 3:20or
- 3:20not
- 3:20you're
- 3:20getting
- 3:21the
- 3:21expert
- 3:21there
- 3:22or
- 3:22somebody
- 3:23who's
- 3:23just
- 3:23going
- 3:23to
- 3:23collectively
- 3:24look
- 3:24at
- 3:24Chat
- 3:25or
- 3:25this
- 3:25Milo
- 3:26assistant
- 3:26with
- 3:26you
- 3:26on
- 3:26it.
- 3:27But
- 3:28I
- 3:28think
- 3:28there's
- 3:28still
- 3:29value
- 3:29here
- 3:30in
- 3:30what
- 3:30Milo
- 3:31was
- 3:31set
- 3:31out
- 3:32to
- 3:32do.
- 3:32But
- 3:32Chris,
- 3:32do
- 3:33you
- 3:33agree
- 3:33with
- 3:33that
- 3:34or
- 3:34are
- 3:34you,
- 3:35are
- 3:35you
- 3:35still,
- 3:36are
- 3:36you
- 3:36thinking
- 3:37that
- 3:37you're
- 3:37not
- 3:37going
- 3:37to,
- 3:38you'd
- 3:38look
- 3:38this
- 3:38up
- 3:38yourself?
- 3:39I
- 3:39think
- 3:40100
- 3:40I
- 3:40look,
- 3:40I
- 3:41look
- 3:41this
- 3:41up
- 3:41myself,
- 3:42but
- 3:42I
- 3:42think
- 3:42there's
- 3:42still
- 3:43value
- 3:43in
- 3:43it.
- 3:43You
- 3:44know,
- 3:44like
- 3:44if,
- 3:44if
- 3:44I
- 3:44don't
- 3:45know
- 3:45how
- 3:45to
- 3:45fix
- 3:45a
- 3:45leasy
- 3:46leaky
- 3:46faucet,
- 3:46I
- 3:47don't
- 3:47want
- 3:47to
- 3:47stand
- 3:47there
- 3:47as
- 3:47a
- 3:47sales
- 3:48associate,
- 3:48you
- 3:49know,
- 3:49Chat
- 3:49GPTs
- 3:50that
- 3:50for
- 3:50an
- 3:50answer
- 3:50for
- 3:51me
- 3:51when
- 3:51I
- 3:51could
- 3:51just
- 3:51do
- 3:51that
- 3:52myself.
- 3:52That
- 3:52just
- 3:52makes,
- 3:53that
- 3:53makes
- 3:53no
- 3:54sense.
- 3:54So,
- 3:54so
- 3:55and
- 3:55again,
- 3:55in
- 3:55addition
- 3:56to
- 3:56the
- 3:56media
- 3:56though,
- 3:56I
- 3:57think,
- 3:57I
- 3:57think
- 3:58Lowe's
- 3:58PR
- 3:59deserves
- 3:59some,
- 4:00some,
- 4:00some
- 4:01tarnish
- 4:01here
- 4:01on,
- 4:02on
- 4:02their,
- 4:02on,
- 4:03on
- 4:03them
- 4:03as
- 4:03well.
- 4:03And
- 4:04I
- 4:04like
- 4:04Lowe's
- 4:04pr.
- 4:04We've
- 4:05worked
- 4:05with
- 4:05them
- 4:05a
- 4:05lot
- 4:05of
- 4:06times.
- 4:06But
- 4:06like,
- 4:07like
- 4:07Chase
- 4:08Rage
- 4:08didn't
- 4:08get
- 4:08the
- 4:09line
- 4:09about
- 4:09the
- 4:09fertilizer
- 4:10and
- 4:10the
- 4:10leaky
- 4:10faucet
- 4:11on
- 4:11their
- 4:11own.
- 4:11That
- 4:11was
- 4:12fed
- 4:12to
- 4:12them
- 4:12through
- 4:12like
- 4:13their
- 4:13communications
- 4:13team.
- 4:14And
- 4:14so
- 4:14they're,
- 4:14they're
- 4:15picking
- 4:15up
- 4:15and
- 4:15running
- 4:16with
- 4:16it.
- 4:16And
- 4:16so,
- 4:16and
- 4:17that's
- 4:17where
- 4:17the
- 4:17disservice
- 4:18comes
- 4:18in
- 4:18I
- 4:18think
- 4:18for
- 4:18the,
- 4:19the
- 4:19retail
- 4:19industry
- 4:20overall
- 4:20because
- 4:20they're
- 4:20looking
- 4:21at
- 4:21this,
- 4:21they're
- 4:21seeing
- 4:21those
- 4:22use
- 4:22cases
- 4:22and
- 4:22then
- 4:22some
- 4:23people
- 4:23are
- 4:23probably
- 4:23going,
- 4:23oh,
- 4:24do
- 4:24we
- 4:24need
- 4:24tools
- 4:25to
- 4:25arm
- 4:25our
- 4:26sales
- 4:26associates
- 4:26to
- 4:26make
- 4:27them
- 4:27better
- 4:27at
- 4:27their
- 4:27jobs.
- 4:28Probably
- 4:29not
- 4:29in
- 4:29this
- 4:29way
- 4:30because
- 4:30at
- 4:30the
- 4:30end
- 4:30of
- 4:30the
- 4:30day
- 4:31we
- 4:31already
- 4:31know
- 4:31people
- 4:32go
- 4:32into
- 4:32stores
- 4:32and
- 4:33think
- 4:33that
- 4:33they
- 4:33know
- 4:34more
- 4:34than
- 4:34the
- 4:34associate
- 4:34anyway
- 4:35because
- 4:35they
- 4:35probably
- 4:35been
- 4:36in
- 4:36the
- 4:36job
- 4:36for
- 4:36like
- 4:36two
- 4:36weeks.
- 4:37Right.
- 4:37So
- 4:37that
- 4:38phenomenon
- 4:38is
- 4:38still
- 4:38going
- 4:38to
- 4:38be
- 4:39there.
- 4:39But
- 4:39from
- 4:39a,
- 4:40from
- 4:40a
- 4:40training
- 4:41perspective,
- 4:42it's
- 4:42important
- 4:43even
- 4:43as
- 4:43a
- 4:44great
- 4:44tool
- 4:44to
- 4:44assist
- 4:45the
- 4:45high
- 4:45consideration
- 4:46sale
- 4:46where,
- 4:47you
- 4:47know,
- 4:47like
- 4:47you're,
- 4:48you're
- 4:48having
- 4:48to
- 4:48walk
- 4:48people
- 4:49through
- 4:49a
- 4:49flooring
- 4:49installation
- 4:50as
- 4:50an
- 4:50example
- 4:51or
- 4:51something
- 4:51like
- 4:51that.
- 4:51Like,
- 4:52that
- 4:52can
- 4:53then
- 4:53prompt
- 4:53the
- 4:53sales
- 4:54associate
- 4:54for
- 4:54like,
- 4:54these
- 4:54are
- 4:55the
- 4:55questions
- 4:55you
- 4:55need
- 4:55to
- 4:55ask
- 4:56based
- 4:56on
- 4:56the
- 4:56responses
- 4:57that
- 4:57you're
- 4:57hearing
- 4:57from
- 4:57them
- 4:58to
- 4:58understand
- 4:59more
- 4:59about
- 4:59who
- 4:59they
- 5:00are.
- 5:00Or
- 5:00you
- 5:00can
- 5:00pipe
- 5:00the
- 5:01loyalty
- 5:01program
- 5:01into
- 5:02those
- 5:02employee
- 5:02devices
- 5:03too
- 5:03and
- 5:03get
- 5:04all
- 5:04the
- 5:04benefits
- 5:04from
- 5:05the
- 5:05questions
- 5:05that
- 5:05you
- 5:05can
- 5:05ask
- 5:06in
- 5:06a
- 5:06highly
- 5:06assisted
- 5:06sale.
- 5:07That
- 5:07stuff
- 5:08matters.
- 5:08But,
- 5:09but
- 5:09the
- 5:09way
- 5:09the
- 5:09story
- 5:09is
- 5:10positioned,
- 5:10there's,
- 5:10there's
- 5:11no
- 5:11way,
- 5:11there's,
- 5:12there's
- 5:12no
- 5:12way
- 5:12I'm
- 5:13asking
- 5:13somebody.
- 5:13I'm
- 5:13just
- 5:14going
- 5:14to
- 5:14chat
- 5:14whatever
- 5:15fertilizer
- 5:16I
- 5:16need
- 5:16for
- 5:16my
- 5:16Bermuda
- 5:17grass,
- 5:17you
- 5:17know?
- 5:17Right.
- 5:18I
- 5:18mean,
- 5:18or
- 5:18you
- 5:18looked
- 5:19it
- 5:19up.
- 5:19Like
- 5:19you'd
- 5:19have
- 5:20looked
- 5:20up
- 5:20how
- 5:20to
- 5:20fix
- 5:20your
- 5:21leaky
- 5:21faucet
- 5:21and
- 5:22made
- 5:22the
- 5:22list
- 5:22before
- 5:23you
- 5:23go
- 5:23into
- 5:24BMI.
- 5:25Yeah,
- 5:25right,
- 5:26right.
- 5:26For
- 5:26something
- 5:26simple
- 5:27like
- 5:27that,
- 5:27100%,
- 5:28yes.