1、Orlando,FLOctober 69IBM TechXchange 2025Session code(ID number):2384From Data to Decisions:Live-Building a Production-Ready AI AgentChristopher Aike,Americas Tax AI leader,EYVenkat Venkatesan,Tax Technology&Transformation,EYFrom Data to Decisions:Live-Building a Production-Ready AI AgentAgenda010203
2、040506Objectiveswatsonx stack for agentsProblem StatementBuild the AgentLeading PracticesQ&AIBM TechXchange|2025 IBM Corporation“If your Agent cant chain,call,or governits not production,its just playtime.”IBM TechXchange|2025 IBM Corporation3Whats the single biggest blocker youve hit taking AI from
3、 the lab to the enterprise?IBM TechXchange|2025 IBM Corporation4Real-Time CheckoutBeverage Tax DecisioningFrom scan to tax in under a From scan to tax in under a secondsecondwatsonx.orchestrate watsonx.ai watsonx.data EY F&B Taxonomy5IBM TechXchange|2025 IBM Corporation6IBM TechXchange|2025 IBM Corp
4、orationRetailers must apply the correct correct beverage tax at checkoutbeverage tax at checkout across states with differing rules(e.g.,sugary vs.diet;sugary vs.diet;prepared vs.packagedprepared vs.packaged).Static,manual tables breakbreak under product churn and frequent rule changesfrequent rule
5、changes.Cashier scans a 8 8-oz oz citrus sodacitrus soda.The agent must:Detect sugar contentDetect sugar content from label/vendor dataMapMap to EY Food&EY Food&BeverageBeverage taxonomyReturnReturn the applicable Food vs.GeneralFood vs.General rate with citationswith citationsWhat are you going to
6、see?IBM TechXchange|2025 IBM Corporation7ScanScan UPC/image ingestedUnderstandUnderstand OCR+nutrition lookup(sugar g/serving)ClassifyClassify sugary/non-sugary/diet(per state rules)RetrieveRetrieve EY F&B guidance(RAG)+controlling clauseDecideDecide Food vs.G