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\n Jun 10
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\n Named overall Leader in 2026 ISG Buyers Guide for conversational AI.
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\n Jun 09
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\n Announcement of participation in D.A. Davidson 2026 Technology & Consumer Conference.
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\n May 05
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\n Platform launch<\/a>
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\n Strategic partnership with Associated Carrier Group to bring agentic AI to telecoms.
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\n Claims automation expansion<\/a>
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\n Qu\u00e1litas scaled agentic AI for end-to-end claims resolution with higher call volumes.
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Pattern Detected<\/p>\n
Recent AI-focused announcements for SOUN have mostly been followed by short-term share price declines despite generally positive strategic news.<\/p>\n
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In the last 5 AI-tagged updates, SOUN\u2019s average next-day move was -3.22%, with most positive agentic AI milestones met by selling pressure rather than follow-through buying.<\/p>\n
AI-tagged news shows a progression from initial agentic AI deployments and telecom partnerships to scaled claims automation, a flagship OASYS launch, and third-party recognition as an industry leader.<\/p>\n
Short Interest<\/p>\n
45.05% of float<\/p>\n
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Days to cover: 6.07<\/p>\n
Short interest is elevated, indicating meaningful bearish positioning and the potential for increased volatility if sentiment shifts or liquidity becomes constrained.<\/p>\n
\n This announcement highlights broad agentic AI adoption, with 96% of deployments meeting or beating ROI expectations and rising employee satisfaction. Historically, SOUN\u2019s AI news often faced selling, while recent insider activity shows net selling, making future reactions important to monitor.
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“SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN), a global leader in voice and agentic AI, today released”<\/p>\n
Agentic AI refers to computer systems that can make their own decisions and take actions without needing someone to tell them what to do each time. It’s like giving a robot a degree of independence to solve problems or achieve goals on its own, which matters because it could change how we work and interact with technology in everyday life.<\/p>\n
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“pessimism has been replaced by measurable results, and a fundamental rethink of what \u201cself-service\u201d customer engagement can do.”<\/p>\n
Self-service describes products or platforms that let customers complete tasks, buy items, or access services on their own without help from staff \u2014 for example, using a website, app, or kiosk the way you might pump your own gas instead of asking an attendant. Investors care because self-service can lower operating costs, enable faster growth and scale, and change revenue patterns and customer retention, while requiring upfront technology investment and ongoing maintenance.<\/p>\n
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“Execute multi-step workflows and access multiple systems of recordProcess complaints and returns”<\/p>\n
Systems of record are the primary IT applications or databases that store an organization\u2019s official, auditable copies of critical information\u2014such as financial transactions, ownership records, or customer details. Investors care because these systems are the dependable source used for reporting, compliance, and audits; like a company\u2019s official ledger or filing cabinet, their accuracy affects reported results, legal risk, and the reliability of management\u2019s decisions.<\/p>\n
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\n 06\/18\/2026 – 09:00 AM
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New study finds 72% of organizations report employee satisfaction has increased since introducing agentic AI<\/p>\n
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SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SoundHound AI, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOUN<\/a>), a global leader in voice and agentic AI, today released new data revealing that customer service leaders are beginning to see ROI on agentic AI as more businesses deploy AI agents to deal with consumer queries and transactions.<\/p>\n The study, which surveyed customer contact, customer experience, and operations leaders with agentic AI projects already in production, marks a sharp departure from prior CCW Digital research. As recently as 2025, 50% of leaders reported their AI projects were progressing more slowly than expected. Today, that pessimism has been replaced by measurable results, and a fundamental rethink of what \u201cself-service\u201d customer engagement can do.<\/p>\n Key Findings<\/p>\n ROI is delivering: 96% of organizations with active agentic AI deployments report results that met (54%) or exceeded (42%) their ROI expectations.Employee satisfaction is rising: 72% of organizations report employee satisfaction has increased since introducing agentic AI, with 24% calling the increase significant.Customers are re-engaging with self-service: 50% of organizations report customers are now more inclined to actively engage and converse with self-service platforms \u2014 such as AI-powered chat and phone systems \u2014 reversing years of documented consumer avoidance.Agentic AI is changing enterprise strategy: 95% of respondents say their agentic AI deployments have already changed how their enterprise thinks about holistic AI transformation.Complex resolution is now real: More than one in four deployments (28%) can resolve complex or unique issues end-to-end without human intervention \u2014 the type of work prior-generation AI could not complete.Deployment is easier than expected: 82% of respondents found deployment either exactly as expected (64%) or easier than expected (18%). The integration friction and cost overruns that affected more than 70% of organizations in the pre-agentic era now affect only a minority of deployments.The autonomous frontline is on the horizon: 9 in 10 respondents (90%) expect at least 25% of customer interactions to be fully resolved by AI agents within five years; 58% expect the majority of interactions to be AI-resolved. <\/p>\n \u201cThe shift we\u2019re seeing is not incremental, it is categorical,\u201d said Michael Zagorsek, Chief Operating Officer at SoundHound AI. \u201cFor years, self-service was something customers tolerated at best and bypassed at worst. Agentic AI is changing that equation by actually resolving issues rather than deflecting them. The organizations that have made this shift are seeing it reflected in their ROI, their customer satisfaction scores, and now their broader enterprise strategy.\u201d<\/p>\n From Deflection Tool to Resolution Engine Execute multi-step workflows and access multiple systems of recordProcess complaints and returns (56%) and handle replacements and reshipments (45%)Deliver make-good and promotional credits (45%) and process full or partial refunds (44%)Route customers and initiate multi-step collaboration between AI and human agents <\/p>\n The impact on customer behavior is already visible. Since launching agentic AI projects, 46% of organizations report customers are more inclined to start their inquiry in a self-service environment, and 38% report customers are now more inclined to seek exceptions or make-goods through self-service \u2014 work that previously required escalation to senior agents.<\/p>\n Channels Converge; Workforce Transforms The human workforce is being transformed. 94% of organizations say humans are monitoring or supporting at least some AI-driven resolutions. More than 66% of leaders have seen a noticeable shift in employee workflows and responsibilities since introducing agentic AI, with 72% reporting an increase in employee satisfaction.<\/p>\n SoundHound\u2019s OASYS<\/p>\n OASYS is SoundHound’s category-defining agentic platform, and the world’s first self-learning AI system where AI builds AI. Unlike traditional build-and-deploy approaches that demand constant manual upkeep, OASYS autonomously creates, orchestrates, evaluates, and improves entire fleets of conversational AI agents, turning what once took months of developer effort into a matter of minutes. The platform is continuously refining itself based on real-world usage, so businesses get smarter and more efficient AI over time without the maintenance burden.<\/p>\n OASYS offers the ability to meet customers and employees wherever they are. Agents built on the platform deploy seamlessly across phones, web chat, in-store kiosks, drive-thrus, social media, smart TVs, and in-vehicle infotainment \u2013 maintaining context across channels, devices, and languages throughout every interaction. Backed by enterprise-grade guardrails and SoundHound’s patented Human Assisted Resolution (HAR) technology, OASYS handles everything from complex insurance claims and retail orders to prescription refills and outbound customer engagement, delivering fluid, conversational experiences that get better the more they’re used.<\/p>\n SoundHound will be showcasing OASYS at Customer Contact Week in Las Vegas from June 22-25 at booth #756. Additionally, join SoundHound\u2019s interactive workshop, \u201cFrom Skeptic to Scaled: What It Actually Takes to Deploy Agentic AI in Customer Contact,\u201d on Tuesday, June 23 at 3:30 PM in Workshop D, where attendees will build live AI agents on the spot.<\/p>\n Read the full report here: https:\/\/www.soundhound.com\/resources\/whitepaper\/state-of-agentic-ai-in-contact-centers\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n Learn more about SoundHound\u2019s OASYS agentic AI platform here: https:\/\/www.soundhound.com\/voice-ai-blog\/meet-oasys\/<\/a><\/p>\n About the Study These findings come from a survey of customer contact, customer experience, and operations leaders with active agentic AI projects already in production, not just in ideation or planning stage. The sample is uniquely positioned to describe what is actually working.<\/p>\n For this study, \u201cagentic AI\u201d refers to systems that go beyond generating responses or retrieving information. Rather, they can take autonomous, multi-step action on behalf of the customer or employee, including executing transactions,accessing systems of record, and completing resolutions. Just over two thirds of respondents were at least one year into their agentic AI journeys; 12% confirmed they had been using the technology for more than two years. Upwards of 82% said their customer-facing agentic AI projects were in a production phase, with 46% confirming a large-scale rollout .The numbers for employee-facing projects were 85% and 43%, respectively.<\/p>\n More than 31% rank as a director or vice president of customer experience, with an additional 17% identifying their role as head of contact center operations. Other leading respondent groups include chief customer officers, chief information officers, and customer experience managers. Reflecting an enterprise user base, respondents work for companies with at least 500 full-time employees and $500 million in annual revenue. More than half are part of organizations with at least 5,000 employees. The survey was open to most industries, but the majority of respondents were from retail and e-commerce, healthcare, telecommunications, or banking and finance.<\/p>\n About CMP Research About SoundHound AI Media Contact
Earlier generations of AI in the contact center were constrained to generating responses \u2014 retrieving information, summarizing policies, and answering questions \u2014 while leaving the customer to complete the resolution themselves. Agentic AI breaks that model. The study found that leading deployments today can:<\/p>\n
Agentic AI deployments are now operating across channels that were previously siloed. The study found 74% of organizations have incorporated agentic AI into live chat, 67% use it in email, and 53% use it on voice calls (phone). Also, 28% percent have extended deployments to social and asynchronous messaging.<\/p>\n
This report is the product of a comprehensive benchmarking survey developed by CCW Digital and SoundHound AI.<\/p>\n
Every week, CCW Digital brings the industry straight to you \u2014 new insights, market reports, and lessons from the field. Stay sharp, stay visible, and join 180,000 peers already plugged into customer contact\u2019s biggest conversations.<\/p>\n
SoundHound AI (Nasdaq:SOUN) is a voice and agentic AI company that enables businesses to deliver natural, end-to-end conversational experiences across digital and physical channels, including phones, kiosks, chat, smart devices, drive-thrus, TVs, in-vehicle, and more. Its agentic platform, OASYS, is a self-learning, orchestrated AI system where organizations can build and deploy conversational AI agents to handle transactions, tasks, and workflows on behalf of customers and employees. Built on proprietary technology backed by 400+ patents and years of AI research, SoundHound serves leading brands across industries including automotive, financial services, healthcare, retail, telecommunications, and more. It powers millions of products and processes billions of interactions annually for enterprise customers worldwide. Learn more at: www.soundhound.com<\/a><\/p>\n
Fiona McEvoy
PR@soundhound.com<\/a>
415-610-6590<\/p>\n
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