Intelligent CXO Issue 67 | Page 31

INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY

PwC and Cohere target Enterprise AI adoption gap

PwC and AI company, Cohere, have announced a global alliance, starting with Canada, to help organisations deploy secure Enterprise AI and turn AI investment into measurable business value. The alliance combines Cohere’ s securityfirst, sovereign Enterprise AI platform and models with PwC’ s deep industry, risk, regulatory, technology and transformation expertise to help clients apply AI securely and responsibly in complex enterprise environments.

Many organisations have tested AI but struggle to move from isolated pilots to scaled adoption and measurable returns. They need to identify where AI can have the greatest impact, connect it securely to trusted data and systems and understand the regulatory, risk, privacy, cyber and governance requirements that determine where and how AI can be used responsibly. PwC and Cohere will help clients address these challenges while meeting the security, compliance and data sovereignty requirements of regulated industries. assess risk and regulatory requirements, redesign workflows, establish governance and controls, connect the technology to enterprise data and systems and support implementation at scale. Together, the companies will help clients improve current operations while preparing for broader business reinvention.
“ Enterprises need AI that can deliver real capability without forcing them to give up control of their data, infrastructure or security,” said Aidan Gomez, Co-founder and CEO at Cohere.“ Cohere is built for that environment, with cutting-edge foundation models and end-to-end AI products designed to run where organisations need them and work with the data that powers their business. Together with PwC, we can help companies move from promising use cases to AI that is securely deployed at production scale, deeply integrated and delivering real value.”
Clients will be able to apply AI to immediate needs such as enterprise search, knowledge access, deep research, decision support and task automation. For larger transformation opportunities, PwC will help organisations determine where AI can improve or automate existing workflows, where human judgment remains essential and how performance, accountability and controls should be defined.
“ Organisations need the ability to bring together technology, business strategy and execution in a way that drives meaningful enterprise transformation,” said Patrick Pugh, Global Alliances Leader, PwC.“ By combining Cohere’ s Enterprise AI capabilities with PwC’ s industry experience and global reach, we’ re helping clients accelerate adoption, scale solutions across their organisations and realise greater value from their AI investments.” x
“ AI has the potential to reshape how organisations operate and create value, but realising that potential requires more than technology,” said Domenic Marino, Senior Partner and CEO, PwC Canada.“ By combining PwC’ s industry, transformation and risk expertise with Cohere’ s secure enterprise AI capabilities, we can help clients move from experimentation to measurable outcomes, particularly in regulated industries where trust and data sovereignty are essential.”
Bringing trust and business context to Enterprise AI
Cohere will provide the secure AI foundation, including its North Agentic AI platform, enterprise models and search and retrieval capabilities. PwC will help clients identify high-value uses,
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