Just three months after slashing nearly 2.5 percent of its employee strength in layoffs to reduce costs, Accenture Plc plans to double its AI workforce to 80,000. This announcement aligns with Accenture’s AI workforce expansion – a $3 billion investment across three years in its Data & AI practice.
In March, Accenture made headlines for furloughing 19,000 employees, half of which affected individuals in non-billable functions such as financial, legal, and human resources departments.
The professional services company joins the roster of global tech services and consulting giants propelling towards lofty investments in generative AI. Accenture will double its AI workforce through rigorous hiring, acquisitions, and training.
Accenture AI Workforce Expansion
Accenture’s $3 billion investment in its Data and AI practice is to succor companies to develop innovative strategies to grubstake the surge in the adoption of artificial intelligence.
As part of Accenture’s plan to double its AI workforce, a Center for Advanced AI will be established for assisting its clients to maximize the emerging prospects and advantages of generative AI in creating text and visual delights based on simple prompts.
“There is unprecedented interest in several areas of AI and the investment that Accenture is making in the Data & AI practice will help clients move from interest to action and value, in a responsible way.”
– Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture
The company has also unveiled a platform called AI Navigator for Enterprise for developing business cases, and AI strategies and helping clients in decision-making.
With generative AI gaining steam in recent times, numerous other contemporaries of Accenture like Meta and Google are veering their ship towards hiring strategically for artificial intelligence.
Accenture’s AI workforce expansion will be headed towards 80,000 resources – it will be interesting to watch what innovation the company brings to the industry.
