AI case study

Addressing workforce shortages

by
BaptistCare
Context

BaptistCare, an Australian nonprofit supporting aging and vulnerable Australians, adopted Microsoft 365 Copilot to maximize efficiencies and empower staff. By integrating Copilot into their workflow, employees delegate manual tasks to the AI assistant, such as composing emails, summarizing information, and developing solutions in Power Apps.

Results

Employees who use Microsoft 365 Copilot save two to eight hours per week. IT team develops solutions in Power Apps in half the time. Azure Generative AI auto-classifies tickets, saving one minute per ticket, adding up to three months a year.

Results not reported in the source
Industry
Non-profit
Region
Oceania
Published
August 20, 2024
Agent type
Employee Agents
AI provider
Microsoft
ICE score
512
The ICE framework in this database provides a quick way to assess the feasibility and potential impact of AI use cases, with higher scores signaling more actionable opportunities.

Impact: Potential benefits to the business.

Confidence: Likelihood of achieving expected results.

Ease: Simplicity of implementation in terms of resources and time.

ICE Score: Calculated by multiplying the component scores.

Note:
Each score is AI-generated based on available data and should be viewed merely as a general guideline for deeper exploration of the use cases.
Impact
8
Confidence
8
Ease
8

19

AI use cases in

Non-profit

See All

Kenya Red Cross Society

Non-profit
Use case
Expand mental health access
Context

Kenya Red Cross worked with Pathways Technologies to develop an AI-powered mental health chatbot called Chat Care using Azure AI services. The chatbot initiates conversations on mental health, suggests ways to help such as breathing exercises and in-person services, operates in English and Swahili, and is available 24/7. It expands the reach of mental health services without overstretching human counselors and helps overcome stigma.

Models/tools

Qatar Charity

Non-profit
Use case
Fragmented call center systems
Context

Qatar Charity partnered with Netways to implement INNOV8 for Copilot Studio on a unified cloud-based call center platform built on Microsoft Azure and Dynamics 365 Customer Service, consolidating disparate communication channels into one integrated interface. They leveraged low-code tools such as Microsoft Power Apps and Azure Logic Apps alongside AI-driven automation via Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Services to streamline call handling processes, consolidate data management, and reduce IT maintenance complexity.

British Heart Foundation

Non-profit
Use case
Increased employee productivity
Context

British Heart Foundation, Europe's largest funder of heart and circulatory disease research, is testing Microsoft 365 Copilot with about 300 employees. Staff are using the AI assistant to stay up to date on office communication, craft emails and documents, and search across the nonprofit’s tech platforms. They delegate tasks to Copilot, which helps them save time on routine tasks and focus on their mission.

Models/tools
Explore industries

321

companies using

Employee Agents

See All
Use case
Fast content creation
Context

Cox Automotive integrated Claude via Amazon Bedrock into its portfolio by first creating a sandbox environment to evaluate performance metrics and then selecting Claude 3.5 Sonnet for complex tasks and Claude 3.5 Haiku for high-volume content generation. They automated personalized dealer-consumer communications, generated engaging vehicle listing descriptions, and produced SEO-optimized blog posts, while also streamlining internal data governance through automated metadata generation. This integration optimized operational efficiency across marketing and internal data processes.

Models/tools
...
2
Use case
Reduce report writing burden
Context

Quillit integrated Anthropic’s Claude to automate qualitative research tasks by summarizing interview transcripts, generating contextual citations, and threading conversation data into comprehensive reports. They implemented the AI tool into their existing research workflow within three months, streamlining report writing, transcription, and analysis while ensuring data security and high precision.

Models/tools
...
2
Use case
Faster retail transformation
Context

TCS partnered with Google Cloud to integrate advanced AI and generative AI capabilities into retail service offerings. They launched the Google Cloud Gemini Experience Center at their Retail Innovation Lab in Chennai, enabling retail clients to ideate, prototype, and co-develop tailored AI solutions that optimize supply chain, warehouse receiving, customer insights, and content creation. This approach automated processes using tools like Vertex AI Vision for warehouse receiving and leveraged Vertex AI with Gemini 1.5 Pro and speech-to-text to transform service centers.

Models/tools
...
4
Explore agents

251

solutions powered by

Microsoft

See All
Use case
High-volume student queries
Context

Physics Wallah developed 'Gyan Guru', a hyperpersonalized conversational study companion to address the unique academic and support needs of its 2 million daily users. The system was implemented by indexing over one million Q&As and ten million solved doubts in a vector database, then leveraging a Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) approach integrated with Azure OpenAI to deliver individualized, context-aware responses. This integration streamlined various student interactions including academic queries, product-related issues, and general support, reducing reliance on human subject matter experts.

Models/tools
...
1
Use case
Streamlined executive operations
Context

Brandix adopted the Microsoft 365 Copilot suite via the Early Access Program to integrate AI into key executive workflows, automating meeting transcript-based action tracking in Teams, accelerating pitch deck creation in PowerPoint, and streamlining document generation in Word while leveraging AI-enhanced querying in Power BI and efficient information retrieval via Copilot Chat. This implementation transformed internal communications, reporting, and presentation preparation processes by significantly reducing manual effort.

Models/tools
...
2
Use case
Future-proof IT operations
Context

University of Oxford’s IT Services department deployed Microsoft 365 Copilot across its 400+ staff as part of a pilot program aimed at embedding generative AI into research, teaching, and administrative workflows. They implemented extensive onboarding sessions, community engagement via Microsoft Teams, and established an acceleration team to integrate Copilot with other business applications. This deployment streamlined routine tasks such as document generation, summarization, and meeting support, fostering innovation within the department.

Models/tools
...
1
Explore AI providers

17

AI use cases in

Oceania

See All
Use case
Accelerate creative iteration
Context

Canva integrated Claude for Work into its design, engineering, and product development workflows to enable employees to rapidly prototype designs, generate code, and create polished content without specialized tools. They implemented a multi-vendor AI ecosystem supported by internal training programs, Slack channels for sharing AI successes, and guidance from their internal AI Solutions team, fundamentally transforming creative and collaborative processes across the organization.

Models/tools
...
1
Use case
Limited specialist access
Context

DrumBeat.ai developed an AI-driven diagnostic tool integrated with an ear camera that analyzes digital images of patients’ ears to provide instant identification of abnormalities such as perforated eardrums and signs of chronic otitis media. The system was implemented by training the model on over 10,000 images from 4,000 children across 100 indigenous communities, enabling non-specialists in remote areas to perform assessments and facilitate timely referrals.

Models/tools
...
Use case
Real-time whale detection
Context

The University of Sydney uses Claude Opus from Anthropic to analyze vast amounts of acoustic data in real time for whale conservation. By transforming underwater sound recordings into spectrograms and using Claude's advanced visual recognition capabilities, they achieved 89.4% accuracy in detecting minke whales, compared to 76.5% with traditional methods. This real-time analysis replaces manual processes that took weeks, allowing conservation teams to act when and where it matters most.

Models/tools
...
1
Explore regions
Thoughts & ideas