Computerworld October 15, 2024
EY launched its customized generative AI platform a year ago — at a cost of $1.4 billion — and the technology is already being used by 96% of its employees.
Multinational consultancy Ernst & Young (EY) said generative AI (genAI) is “radically reshaping” the way it operates, and the company boasts a 96% adoption rate of the technology by employees.
After spending $1.4 billion on a customized generative AI platform called EY.ai, the company said the technology is creating new efficiencies and allowing its employees to focus on higher-level tasks. Following an initial pilot with 4,200 EY tech-focused team members in 2023, the global organization released its large language model (LLM) to its nearly 400,000 employees.
Even so, the company’s...