Accenture, Anthropic form AI group

Accenture and Anthropic have deepened their partnership, launching the Accenture Anthropic Business Group to help businesses move from AI trials to full deployment. Accenture will train approximately 30,000 professionals on Anthropic's Claude AI platform, creating a large pool of Claude practitioners. This initiative aims to boost productivity, streamline code generation, and improve software quality.

The partnership will focus on integrating Claude and Claude Code into enterprise environments, enhancing software development, compliance, and operational efficiency. Accenture and Anthropic will jointly develop industry offerings, initially targeting regulated sectors like financial services, life sciences, healthcare, and the public sector. They will also launch a joint offering for CIOs to scale AI-powered software development, combining productivity metrics, workflow design, and change management.

Accenture will use Claude to assist researchers in analysing scientific datasets and streamlining experimental protocols. The collaboration emphasises ethical AI usage, combining Anthropic's AI principles with Accenture's governance frameworks to ensure transparency and accountability. The Claude Center of Excellence will support this work, focusing on developing industry-specific AI offerings.