Accenture to train 2.5L of its staff in AI

BENGALURU: Accenture is training more than 250,000 people in AI. It recently said it’s investing $3 billion over three years in its data and AI practice to help clients across all industries. The data & AI practice will double its AI talent to 80,000 professionals through a mix of hiring, acquisitions, and training.

In a earnings call, Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said: “We have already trained approximately 600,000 of our people in the fundamentals of AI. And we are taking a further step to equip more than 250,000 people… and using new AI tools equitably, sustainably and without bias.