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ChatPwC: PwC Australia Launches AI Chatbot to All Staff

Australian Financial Review

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All 8400 partners and staff at PwC Australia now have access to a custom-built AI assistant that can research, summarise and write documents for them.

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PwC Australia has deployed a custom-built AI assistant called ChatPwC to all 8,400 of its partners and staff, following a successful trial period involving 1,000 employees. The AI tool is designed to enhance productivity by assisting with tasks such as data formatting, coding, meeting summarization, and email drafting. This development signifies the growing integration of AI into professional services to improve efficiency and work quality. While the article does not delve into existential or catastrophic AI risks, it highlights the increasing role of AI in large firms, relevant to discussions on AI governance and implementation in the Australian context.

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CompaniesProfessional ServicesAIPrint articleTess BennettTechnology reporterFeb 6, 2024 – 2.09pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginPwC Australia has given its 8400 partners and staff access to a custom-built virtual assistant – called ChatPwC – that is capable of formatting data, writing code, summarising meetings and documents, and writing emails.Following a six-month trial with more than 1000 employees, all local PwC staff will have access to the new generative artificial intelligence tool which the firm hopes will boost productivity and the quality of client work.Loading...Tess Bennettis a technology reporter with The Australian Financial Review, based in the Brisbane newsroom. She was previously the work & careers reporter.Connect withTessonTwitter.EmailTessattess.bennett@afr.comSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAIPwCProductivityAI SummitWorkforce SummitAFR LiveFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy end‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsPatrick DurkinJob appointments have never been purely merit-based: CEW chiefWhy this CEO saves creative work for after her periodNew Zealand pops its cork for one of the world’s great wine festivalsMax AllenWhy Hawaii’s data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundAlex GluyasForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisionsEllison-run garnet mine faces punishment over unsanctioned development