Customer Service

Home Depot swapping phone menus with AI-powered agent

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June 25, 2026

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The Home Depot is swapping out its customer service phone menus with an AI-powered voice that allows customers to state why they're calling and achieve faster service.

The agent is built on Google Gemini for Customer Experience and runs on the latest Gemini conversational AI audio models, according to a press release. The agent, during a pilot phase at 50 stores, revealed it's four times faster than a phone menu approach.

The home improvement retailer said it takes less than 10 seconds for the AI agent to understand why the customer is calling. The agent can also build a digital shopping cart, initiate service requests and resolve common inquiries from start to finish. It's expected to be deployed at U.S. stores this year.

"Using customer service AI voice agents, we're moving away from 'please listen to these options' and toward 'how can I help?' AI does a tremendous job at recognizing customer intent and taking direct action to help complete a purchase or even start a service request. And of course, if they need to speak with an associate, we'll quickly connect them," Jordan Broggi, executive vice president of customer experience and president of online, said in the release.