SAP today announced Joule, a new conversational AI assistant that aims to transform how businesses operate by providing personalized and contextualized recommendations. Embedded across SAP's enterprise cloud solutions, Joule acts as a digital copilot that can understand unique roles and streamline workflows.
The assistant is designed to deliver proactive and contextualized insights by analyzing data across SAP systems and external sources. It can identify issues and patterns and provide tailored suggestions to improve outcomes. For example, Joule could spot underperforming sales regions by cross-referencing data sets, determine the root cause as a supply chain problem, and recommend potential solutions for review.
Joule sets out to redefine how people work by automating repetitive tasks and providing on-demand support. Users can ask questions or frame problems in plain language and receive intelligent answers specific to their business context. This allows for quicker, more informed decision making without typical bottlenecks.
SAP says Joule will be continuously updated with new capabilities for solutions including HR, finance, supply chain, and customer experience. It can help draft unbiased job postings, generate relevant interview questions, provide coding assistance, and more.
The assistant builds on SAP's existing Business AI offerings already used by over 26,000 of their customers. It aligns with their focus on actionable, responsible AI that drives measurable ROI. While users maintain full control, Joule aims to make AI accessible and safe for business environments.
Joule will first be available in SuccessFactors and on SAP's Start site later this year. It will then roll out to S/4HANA Cloud, Customer Experience, and Ariba solutions in 2023. SAP plans to share more details at upcoming conferences.
This launch represents SAP's ambitious vision for generative AI as a core part of business technology. By embedding Joule across critical systems, they hope to pioneer AI that goes beyond basic automation to become a truly helpful copilot. While the capabilities appear promising, real-world validation will be key as companies determine if and how to leverage this new form of AI support.