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The Gist
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AI-powered enhancements. Five9 introduces new AI for routing, quality and analytics.
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Integrated CX ecosystem. Capabilities unify data, processes and customer engagement tools.
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CX leader impact. Helps contact center leaders scale AI adoption and improve customer outcomes.
Five9 introduced new AI-powered capabilities to its Genius AI suite on Nov. 18 at its CX Summit 2025. The company said the updates brought AI to routing, quality management and analytics to help organizations scale customer experience programs.
According to company officials, the additions positioned AI as a connective layer across contact center operations to address fragmented systems and siloed data. Mid-market and enterprise contact centers stand to benefit, especially in regulated, high-contact sectors.
Table of Contents
- Impacted Audiences for Five9 Genius AI
- AI Transforms Contact Centers Into CX Hubs
- Leading Platforms Differentiate on Strengths
- Platform Integration Addresses Fragmentation
- AI Augments Rather Than Replaces Agents
- AI at the Contact Center Core
- Five9 Feature Breakdown
- Five9 Background
Impacted Audiences for Five9 Genius AI
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CX and contact center leaders
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IT & data teams managing CX stacks
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Operations leaders in regulated industries
AI Transforms Contact Centers Into CX Hubs
Contact centers are evolving from reactive cost centers into proactive experience hubs, driven by AI innovations in quality management, routing and analytics.
Leading Platforms Differentiate on Strengths
Vendors like Five9 stand out for their advanced AI capabilities, including outbound calling, predictive dialing, user-friendly interfaces and seamless CRM integration, making them a preferred choice for high-growth and sales-focused environments.
In comparison, competitors such as Genesys Cloud CX are doubling down in omnichannel orchestration and workflow customization, and NiCE CXone is enhancing workforce optimization and compliance, for instance.
Platform Integration Addresses Fragmentation
To address challenges like data silos, integration complexity and demonstrating business value, the industry is moving toward platform-centric approaches that integrate disparate AI tools. These platforms allow businesses to orchestrate personalized experiences across omnichannel touchpoints.
We're hearing that business decision-makers now prioritize AI to increase customer support efficiency by leveraging real-time guidance, predictive routing, emotion analysis and automated quality management to score 100% of interactions.
AI Augments Rather Than Replaces Agents
Case studies and analyst opinions reveal that effective AI implementations augment, not replace, human agents. AI-driven tools automate simple tasks, enhance compliance and surface actionable data in real time, freeing agents for empathetic, complex interactions—key in regulated and high-volume sectors like finance and telecom.
The metrics of success are also evolving, with organizations increasingly tracking Customer Effort Score, Net Promoter Score and real-time sentiment, rather than traditional measures like handle time. For more details on how AI and analytics are redefining outcomes, read this feature on experience hub transformation.
AI at the Contact Center Core
With these innovations, AI moves from the periphery to the core of the contact center – linking data, people, and processes into a system more closely embedded with contact center operations in ways intended to support continuous learning, adaptation, and more efficient and meaningful customer experiences.
- Ajay Awatramani, chief product officer
Five9
Five9 Feature Breakdown
The release introduces five capabilities designed to elevate agent performance and strengthen digital engagement.
| Capability | Description |
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| Agentic Quality Management (AQM) | Configurable scoring of up to 100% of interactions. |
| Genius Routing | Attribute-based matching using real-time inputs via APIs. |
| OneVUE | Unified analytics with self-service, customizable dashboards. |
| Dynamic Web Messenger Configurator | No-code creation of real-time webchat experiences. |
| Native WhatsApp Integration (Meta) | Templates, broadcasts and AI agents within WhatsApp. |
Five9 Background
A cloud-native contact center platform provider, Five9 serves mid-market and enterprise organizations in regulated, high-contact industries. Founded in 2001, the company targets sectors such as healthcare, financial services, retail and government, as well as channel partners and outsourcers.
Platform Capabilities
The platform combines artificial intelligence with human agents to support omnichannel customer engagement, offering features like Intelligent Virtual Agents, real-time AI Agent Assist and workflow automation. According to the company, its offerings include AI-generated summaries, analytics, GenAI Studio for workflow customization and integrations with customer relationship management and unified communications systems.
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Market Focus
Five9 positions itself as a provider for organizations requiring secure, scalable and high-volume customer interaction. Its typical customers are mid-market and enterprise firms, especially those in regulated sectors or with significant contact center needs, as well as partners that resell or implement contact center solutions.
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