OpenAI has announced that it has launched its Frontier Alliances, a move that is a continuation of its recently launched Frontier platform, which enables companies to build, deploy, and manage AI agents that are capable of handling complex business tasks over systems and workflows.
The initiative, which has been launched through multi-year partnerships with the best consulting firms, including Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, Accenture, and Capgemini, is expected to help companies move past the experimentation phase of AI and integrate AI into their core business workflows.
The AI agents, which are referred to as AI coworkers, are capable of independently accessing company data, applications, and performing tasks such as solving customer inquiries or updating company systems, with human intervention only being required when necessary.
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As OpenAI asserts, the “true difficulty in unlocking the value of enterprise AI is no longer a function of model capabilities but rather the transformation required to scale AI in the enterprise.” This is where the expertise of global consulting firms is invaluable.
As part of the Frontier Alliances program, the consulting partners will collaborate with OpenAI’s Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) team to help organizations develop strategies, transform operating models, and adopt enterprise-wide AI solutions. The consulting partners will also set up practice groups, train their professionals in OpenAI’s technologies, and partner directly with OpenAI’s product and research teams for successful deployment.
Strategic Transformation with AI Leadership
Two of the alliance partners Boston Consulting Group and McKinsey & Company will primarily support enterprises in shaping their AI strategy and transforming operating models to embed AI into everyday business functions.
“CEOs and business leaders face unprecedented challenges in capturing value with agentic AI. To scale, they must rewire their businesses, reimagining domains and evolving how their people work, build capabilities and lead change. McKinsey’s deep domain expertise and experience with high-impact tech transformations, infused with OpenAI’s leading Frontier technology, will help clients close this gap and capture real value.” Bob Sternfels, Global Managing Partner, McKinsey & Company
“AI alone does not drive transformation. It must be linked to strategy, built into redesigned processes, and adopted at scale with aligned incentives and culture to deliver sustained outcomes. Our expanded partnership combines OpenAI’s Frontier platform with BCG’s deep industry, functional, and tech expertise and BCG X’s build-and-scale capabilities to drive measurable impact with safeguards from day one.” Christoph Schweizer, CEO, Boston Consulting Group
Through these collaborations, organizations will be able to align AI adoption with broader business transformation initiatives, ensuring AI becomes an integrated part of enterprise operations rather than a series of isolated pilot projects.
Driving End-to-End AI Implementation
While strategy remains critical, effective enterprise AI adoption also requires robust system integration and operational execution. That is where Accenture and Capgemini will play a pivotal role within the Frontier Alliances ecosystem.
These firms will help organizations embed the Frontier platform into existing enterprise architectures connecting AI capabilities with data platforms, cloud infrastructure, and operational systems. Their involvement will also support secure implementation, governance, and long-term operational management of AI deployments.
“We’re excited to deepen our work with OpenAI as a Frontier Alliance partner to help clients turn AI into real outcomes. Business transformation requires more than great models – it requires end-to-end execution across technology, data, security, and change management. Together, we’ll help organizations operationalize AI across the enterprise – responsibly and at scale.” Julie Sweet, Chair and CEO, Accenture
“AI is reshaping every industry, and we intend to lead that transformation. Partnering with OpenAI on Frontier positions us at the cutting edge of what’s possible and enables us to deliver breakthrough innovation faster than ever before.” Aiman Ezzat, CEO, Capgemini
By combining OpenAI’s AI research and engineering capabilities with the consulting partners’ transformation expertise and global delivery networks, the alliance aims to enable companies to integrate AI into core workflows from customer service and operations to product development and internal collaboration.
Scaling Enterprise AI Adoption
The Frontier Alliances program is indicative of an industry evolution: AI businesses are progressively looking at enterprises’ actual operations for the impact resulting from AI solutions rather than at prototypes in the lab. Since AI models become more powerful essentially, the emphasis goes on their use, integration, and the achievement of tangible business results.
OpenAI and its consulting partners, through this joint effort, intend to facilitate the use of AI agents by companies who thus gain the ability to run cross, departmental operations securely and deliver value at scale.
The Frontier platform is being gradually introduced to a few companies at present. OpenAI, while growing its enterprise ecosystem, anticipates making it accessible to a wider audience in a few months.
