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Improving the customer experience with Fai, our AI support agent

Written by Austin Waddecar | 05-Feb-2026 14:03:14

In eCommerce and logistics, omnichannel brands face rising customer expectations, demand volatility, margin pressures and operational complexities. These forces aren't new, but what differentiates providers now is how effectively they help their customers manage these pressures day-to-day.

At fulfilmentcrowd, we believe that competitive advantage doesn't come from hype around artificial intelligence alone, but how effectively AI is applied to real, persistent operational challenges.

 

Why AI matters now

The narrative around AI often feels focused on potential rather than impact. But for brands and fulfilment providers operating in a hyper-competitive market, the value of AI is already tangible.

In customer support specifically, response speed, consistency and context are critical. Support teams, however, are under constant pressure to provide fast, accurate updates to customers, often across multiple markets, languages and time zones.

This is where AI’s practical advantage takes shape: not by replacing humans, but by amplifying their ability to respond quickly, accurately, and at scale.

 

From theory to practice: Meet Fai

To directly apply AI to solving customer pain, we built Fai, our AI support agent.

Fai's initial focus is clear: reduce response times, remove friction and enhance consistency without increasing support workload. Since its initial release in November 2025, Fai has been deployed directly within our support ecosystem to handle some of the most common customer queries: dispatched orders.

Here’s what we’re seeing:

  • Fai is involved in 15% of all customer support interactions
  • It's achieved a 42% resolution rate without human intervention
  • Interactions are handled instantly, 24/7, across all markets and languages 

Those aren’t abstract metrics — they represent real operational load taken off human agents so they can focus on the most complex, high-value issues.

 

Enhancing our support team with AI, not replacing it

What sets Fai apart is how it integrates with, rather than replaces, human expertise.

When a query requires escalation, Fai doesn’t simply pass it on. It enriches the support ticket with:

  • Full context
  • Order history
  • Suggested next steps 

By having this context provided before a human conversation begins, our agents are resolving cases faster and more accurately.

 

Better upstream support = better downstream experience

Speed and clarity upstream has a direct impact downstream.

When brands receive quick, clear fulfilment answers, they can:

  • Inform their customers sooner
  • Reduce uncertainty and follow-ups
  • Foster greater brand trust 

Even if an end consumer never interacts with Fai directly, they benefit from the ripple effect of better support performance at the fulfilment level.

 

Learning from every interaction

Another significant advantage of embedding AI into support is what it enables beyond individual responses. Every interaction handled by Fai generates insight into:

  • Common issues
  • Repeating patterns
  • Potential operational bottlenecks

Over time, these insights allow organisations to shift from reactive support to proactive prevention, spotting root causes and fixing them before they cause a spike in enquiries.

This is where AI transitions from a tool for answering questions to a foundation for resilience and continuous improvement.

 

The road ahead

As we look toward 2026 and beyond, Fai will play an even more central role in how fulfilmentcrowd supports its customers. Our roadmap prioritises:

  • Deeper insight capabilities
  • Expanded proactive action
  • Stronger support augmentation where complexity is felt most 

Fai is not a side project. It's integral to how we scale support quality as our customers grow.

 

Your feedback matters

If you've already used Fai for support with a query, or have any future capabilities you'd like to see, we'd love to hear from you. Simply contact your account manager or raise a support ticket to get in touch.

Your input helps us shape a better platform for your everyday use.