We are entering the age of AI. AI will be a mega-trend, reinventing businesses, industries and the way we live and work.
Our research shows that one form of AI, generative AI, has the potential to be a significant driver of reinvention.
Accenture has been working with AI for more than 15 years, and we believe that it is in a place similar to where cloud was over a decade ago—fundamental to the future, but still maturing. Just as we successfully did with SaaS and with cloud, we are investing to take an early lead and have positioned Accenture to help clients act on AI.
In June, we announced an industry-leading $3 billion investment in our Data & AI practice over the next three years. We plan on doubling our AI talent to 80,000 people and expect to invest in assets, industry solutions, ventures and acquisitions. We appointed a Chief AI Officer, launched a global generative AI Center of Excellence, and created comprehensive AI training for our entire workforce. While still in the early stages, generative AI technology is maturing rapidly, and we believe it will be a significant source of value for us and our clients over time.
Some of the key ingredients of our success in generative AI are ecosystem partnerships, talent and responsible AI.
As always, we are starting with deep relationships and leadership in the ecosystem, from the hyperscalers to the model builders, to the startups and academics. It is important to emphasize that we are early in the maturity of generative AI for enterprise—and our depth, experience and insight on these platforms are essential to guiding our clients.
Second, talent. We start with a deep technical knowledge and understanding of AI and generative AI and blend that with our industry and functional expertise to reinvent across the enterprise, including processes and operating models, bringing together the depth and breadth of our expertise. And that is where Accenture is different, building the bridge from "as is" to the future. We have already trained approximately 600,000 of our people in the fundamentals of AI. Now with generative AI, the pace and impact are growing rapidly. And we are now taking a further step to equip more than 250,000 people with skills to use new AI tools equitably, sustainably and without bias.
Responsible AI is essential. At Accenture, we have an industry-leading responsible AI compliance program that is embedded in how we use and deliver AI. And we are using our experience and lessons learned to help our clients build out their own responsible AI program, which is necessary to address the risks and get the full value from AI.
Finally, we are embracing generative AI across our services, developing new cutting-edge tools and solutions and embedding it in the way we work. Our approach takes into account where the technology is today, the need to deploy it responsibly, and the recognition that we do work in highly complex environments. The extent and pace of this generative AI progression will become clearer over the coming quarters as the technology and the market continue to mature and progress.