French Product Experience (PX) firm Akeneo, has acquired fellow French AI-driven product categorisation platform Unifai in an undisclosed deal. The deal will enhance Akeneo’s product cloud offering ‘to further elevate product experiences for brands, manufacturers, retailers and distributors globally’ - described as the 'World’s First Intelligent Product Cloud'.
The acquisition will also bring about an AI for PX Center of Excellence to 'further help businesses protect their brands from careless AI mistakes', This initiative will openly share with PX professionals the best practices for applying AI to PX, the pitfalls and the latest innovations.
"We are excited to join forces with Akeneo and apply our expertise in AI/ML to elevate the Akeneo Product Cloud offering and to educate PX practitioners," says Jesse Créange, co-founder and CEO at Unifai. "Together, we will continue to push the boundaries of what's possible in product experience management."
“We’ve all seen the flashy demonstrations from some CX or commerce companies related to generative AI for product content and we became immediately worried for the teams that are responsible for that part of the business," says Fred de Gombert, CEO and founder of Akeneo. “Magically generating product descriptions in an ecommerce site or marketplace without centralised, complete and accurate product attributes will only lead to failed product experiences, poor customer touch points, and ultimately a damaged brand image.”
Lead image: via Unifai. Photo: Uncredited.
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