Accenture Links Staff Promotions To Use of AI Tools

Source: Slashdot

Accenture has reportedly started tracking staff use of its AI tools and will consider this data when deciding on top promotions, as the consulting company seeks to increase technology uptake across its workforce. An internal email seen by the Financial Times told senior managers and associate directors that being promoted to leadership roles would require “regular adoption” of artificial intelligence.

The consultancy is also collecting data on weekly log‑ins to its AI tools by some senior staff members, the FT reports. Accenture previously said it has trained 550,000 of its 780,000‑strong workforce in generative AI, up from only 30 people in 2022, and announced it is rolling out training to all employees as part of its annual $1 bn spend on learning. Among the tools whose use will be monitored is Accenture’s AI Refinery. Chief executive Julie Sweet has said this will “create opportunities for companies to reimagine their processes and operations, discover new ways of working, and scale AI solutions across the enterprise to help drive continuous change and create value.”