MicrosoftExpandedProductionEvidence: Medium55/100

Grant Thornton streamlines internal operations with generative AI platform

Grant Thornton, a leading business and financial advisory firm in the UK, launched GTAssist, an internal generative AI platform, to enhance service quality and operational efficiency. The platform was developed using Microsoft Azure OpenAI, emphasizing secure and responsible AI usage. After a successful pilot, GTAssist was rolled out to 5,000+ employees. It enables natural language queries over both public and internal knowledge sources, making it easier for staff to access firm processes, policies, and procedures. The platform is designed to replicate public generative AI tool features in a private, controlled environment, ensuring security and compliance. Grant Thornton sees this as a strategic move to stay innovative and deliver value to both clients and employees. The launch is part of a broader portfolio of AI-enabled solutions within the firm. GTAssist demonstrates Grant Thornton's commitment to adopting advanced digital technologies while safeguarding sensitive information and upholding responsible AI practices.

Organization
Grant Thornton
Published
October 2023

Reported outcomes

Strategic outcomes

New product / capabilityLaunched an internal generative AI platformSpeed & agilityStreamlined access to internal knowledgeCustomer experience & trustImproved ability to support client needsRisk & complianceEnsured secure and responsible AI use
Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks
Customer
Grant Thornton
Provider
Microsoft
Maturity
Production
Linked source
grantthornton.co.uk

Grant Thornton, a leading business and financial advisory firm in the UK, launched GTAssist, an internal generative AI platform, to enhance service quality and operational efficiency

Customer identity supportedSource describes one deploymentMaturity supported

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Use case focus

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  • 1Internal Knowledge Management via Generative AI
  • 2Private Chatbot for Policy and Process Querying
  • 3Operational Efficiency Enhancement with Secure AI
  • Need for greater internal operational efficiency.
  • Complexity in accessing firm processes, policies, and procedures.
  • Desire to improve anticipation and delivery of client needs.
  • Growing importance of using AI securely and responsibly within professional services.
  • Developed GTAssist using Microsoft Azure OpenAI.
  • Enabled chatbot functionality for natural language querying of public and internal repositories.
  • Deployed to over 5,000 UK employees after a successful pilot.
  • Designed for secure, private, and responsible AI usage.
  • Streamlined access to internal knowledge sources for staff.
  • Improved operational efficiency firmwide.
  • Enhanced firm's ability to support and anticipate client needs.
  • Delivered innovation while ensuring AI security and responsibility.
Sources & evidence1
Evidence: Medium55/100Evidence strength
  • Customer explicitly identified
  • Deployment status explicitly supported
  • Independent source available
  • Technical implementation details available
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Type: News ArticlePublished: Oct 10, 2023Publisher: grantthornton.co.ukEvidence: SecondaryConfidence: Low

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