A Accenture unites forces with Unilevera consumer goods multinational with more than 400 brands that are used by 3.4 billion people every day, as part of a strategic initiative to leverage Unilever’s artificial intelligence research and implementation of technologies that improve productivity, drive efficiency and accelerate disruptive, AI-based innovations at scale.
Work will begin at Unilever’s global AI laboratory, Horizon3 Labs, recently opened in Toronto, a city recognized for its concentration of AI expertise and home to one of Accenture’s six Gen AI studios in North America.
The two companies will explore new applications to scale generative AI, such as assets from Accenture’s AI Navigator or its proprietary telephone exchange, which allows the user to select a combination of models to suit the unique business context.
This collaboration builds on our more than three-decade relationship with Unilever, which continues to elevate the company as a digital powerhouse and industry leader. Combining Horizon3 Labs’ disruptive innovation with Accenture’s deep expertise and strong ecosystem partnerships will help Unilever scale AI and generative AI more quickly and responsibly across its businesses and discover new paths to value. said Julie Sweet, president and CEO of Accenture.
This initiative will boost industry solutions and accelerators within Accenture’s previously announced $3 billion investment in data and AI. As part of these efforts, Accenture will connect Unilever with its leading data and AI experts and help capitalize on Accenture’s ecosystem partnerships, ventures and strategic investments in its Advanced AI Center, which includes more than 1,400 patents. pending and issued Accenture AI solutions and learnings from more than 300 generative AI projects.
We are excited to build on our long-standing partnership with Accenture to intensify our innovation agenda and generate value for our consumers, resellers and distributors. Horizon3 Labs is a unique platform for collaboration and co-creation, and we look forward to working with Accenture and other partners to take our investment in AI to a new levelsaid Steve McCrystal, chief business and technology officer at Unilever.
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