Artificial Intelligence

Resolving Home Renovation Regret: AI Tool Transforming Bid Comparison

In a move set to disrupt the home improvement industry, GreatBuildz—a leading homeowner-contractor matching service—has launched BidCompareAI. This free and publicly available AI-powered tool is designed to help homeowners make sense of contractor bids—one of the most confusing and error-prone aspects of home renovation projects.

CEO Q&A: Agentic AI Rewiring Auto Retail to Resolve Broken Car Buying System

For decades, car buying has ranked among the most frustrating consumer experiences. Pricing is opaque, dealerships typically employ aggressive sales tactics, and buyers and sellers find the process to be riddled with inefficiencies. The system, built around outdated incentives and misaligned priorities, has long been in need of a shakeup. And now, as artificial intelligence transforms industries across the board, one small business startup is boldly leading the charge to bring trust, transparency, and fairness back to auto retail.

How Did Virtual Assistants Get Installed In Our Homes And Offices?

Virtual assistants have been incorporated into customer service applications and web pages, including technical support, product sales, or while receiving assistance during a purchase process. We currently experience virtual assistants without knowing it when we communicate with airlines, banks, social networks, insurance, or tourism companies.

Machines (software) are able to incorporate user interaction into their functions and learn about their needs on the fly. They achieve this by recognizing the same user, along with their emotions (joy, frustration, anger, disappointment, doubt) even better than many people by studying not only the tone of their voice but also the posture and gestures.