Cognizant has announced, in partnership with Microsoft, the launch of Innovation Assistant, a generative AI tool based on Microsoft Azure OpenAI, designed to power Cognizant’s internal innovation agenda called Bluebolt.
Innovation Assistant is a ground-breaking tool designed to assimilate business knowledge and empower creativity and innovation across Cognizant’s work teams working together on cross-industry client problems. Its launch is a testament to Cognizant’s efforts to transform the face of human-machine collaboration through artificial intelligence and advance the level of human knowledge and innovation through its extensive technology and domain expertise.
“The creativity and ingenuity of the people at Cognizant is one of the factors that sets us apart from the competition. For us, Innovation Assistant represents a tool that will completely change the way we generate and implement ideas,” said Ravi Kumar S, CEO, Cognizant. “We’re working with Microsoft to harness the power of generative artificial intelligence to fundamentally change the way we approach innovation and ensure that we and our clients will remain at the forefront in a dynamically changing business environment.”
The Innovation Assistant is a cornerstone of Bluebolt’s overall innovation initiative, which provides a framework for Cognizant employees – wherever they are and at whatever level – to engage in the innovation process from idea to execution. Harnessing the power of generative AI for Bluebolt will help Cognizant employees develop a unique combination of virtual guidance and real-world support that leverages the company’s expertise and co-innovates for the benefit of clients.
“It’s amazing to see Cognizant’s Innovation Assistant enabling generative AI to bring innovation to life at all levels of the business. They have used AI to build a platform that realizes the potential of individuals and entire teams,” says Puneet Chandok, President of Microsoft India and South Asia. “Based on the Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service, Cognizant’s platform is a performance multiplier that enables customers to draw insights from enterprise data and stay ahead in the ever-evolving digital landscape.”
Cognizant is committed to maintaining the highest standards of responsible and ethical AI with a focus on security, data protection, privacy, transparency and inclusiveness. The Innovation Assistant is designed to generate ideas and solutions based on context while protecting sensitive information and client discretion.
SOURCE: PRNewswire
