Accenture's CEO says using AI is now required for promotion: It's 'how we do work'

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Accenture CEO Julie Sweet says mastering AI is now key to moving up at the consulting giant.

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AI rewrites the economics of Amazon's cloud-consulting business

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AWS CEO Matt Garman

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Job seekers in 2025 faced a Great Frustration: never-ending applications, ghosting after interviews, and losing hope

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Accenture struck a deal with Anthropic, 8 days after saying it would partner with OpenAI

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Accenture announced deals with both Anthropic and OpenAI in December.

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Accenture and OpenAI are teaming up as AI upends the consulting industry

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Amazon internal review found its AI tool Q fell 'significantly' behind rivals on accuracy in its first year

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AWS CEO Matt Garman

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Accenture is cutting staff it can't retrain in the age of AI — but it still plans to hire more people

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Accenture is cutting staff it can't retrain in the AI era — but says head count will still grow in the next fiscal year.

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A laid-off Accenture manager has been job hunting for 21 months. Recruiters keep telling him he's too expensive.

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Amazon plans to ramp up cloud work with Accenture and other consulting firms, according to internal document

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AWS CEO Matt Garman

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Consulting firms are cutting projections and tightening their belts as demand for their work slows

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Accenture cut its revenue forecast for 2024 as demand for consulting services slows.

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