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Talkdesk Customer Experience Automation named “Multi-Agent AI System of the Year” in 2026 AI Breakthrough Awards
Third consecutive win reflects a multi-year trajectory of category-defining AI leadership and product innovation
PALO ALTO, Calif. — June 25, 2026 — Talkdesk®, Inc., today announced its Customer Experience Automation (CXA) platform won the “Multi-Agent AI System of the Year” in the ninth annual AI Breakthrough Awards. The global program evaluates thousands of nominations to recognize the top companies, technologies, and products in the global artificial intelligence (AI) market. Talkdesk’s 2026 recognition marks its third consecutive AI Breakthrough win, establishing a clear trajectory of innovation following awards for “Autonomous AI Agent of the Year” in 2025 and “Best AI Company CEO” in 2024.
Talkdesk CXA utilizes multi-agent orchestration to fully resolve complex customer needs. The platform coordinates specialized AI agents that deeply understand customer context and can autonomously execute cross-system workflows to a verified end state. With built-in validation, observability, and reporting capabilities, CXA eliminates the “black box” of AI. This empowers organizations to confidently scale a reliable AI workforce.
“The challenge for enterprises today isn’t a lack of AI — it’s a lack of AI that actually coordinates and resolves customer issues,” said Tiago Paiva, chief executive officer and founder of Talkdesk. “Talkdesk CXA ensures AI agents work together to get the job done, but it also provides the operational control leaders need to manage their AI workforce. This recognition from AI Breakthrough is a meaningful endorsement of where the category is going.”
“Multi-agent AI has moved quickly from a research concept into a real category of enterprise software, and most of what the market has shipped under that label has been single-purpose copilots dressed up in agentic language,” said Steve Johansson, managing director, AI Breakthrough. “Talkdesk is in a small group of companies that has genuinely built for multi-agent orchestration at production scale, with the data, governance, and deployment flexibility enterprises need to operate this technology rather than just experiment with it. We are proud to recognize Talkdesk as our 2026 Multi-Agent AI System of the Year winner.”
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About Talkdesk
Talkdesk® automates the world’s most complex customer journeys. By resolving customer requests from start to finish, AI agents enable a hybrid workforce where human expertise is reserved for the moments that matter most. Backed by deep industry expertise and trusted by global leaders like Canon, United Rentals, Sysco, and Kimberly-Clark, Talkdesk sets the standard for Customer Experience Automation (CXA).
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About Talkdesk CXA
Talkdesk Customer Experience Automation (CXA) automates the entire customer lifecycle — from the initial conversation to the back-end resolution. The platform leverages customer data across enterprise systems to provide AI agents with the context needed to resolve complex requests with human-like precision. Talkdesk CXA is a self-improving system that uncovers new ways to automate as it works, ensuring the AI workforce becomes more accurate and effective with each customer moment.
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