PricewaterhouseCoopers becomes first reseller of ChatGPT Enterprise in US and UK

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP and OpenAI today signed an agreement making the PwC the primary reseller for ChatGPT Enterprise, bringing generative AI deeper into the enterprise for patrons in america and the UK.

Launched in August, ChatGPT Enterprise provides unlimited access to the newest and biggest models that OpenAI has to offer, including GPT-4 and the broadest context windows available. It also delivers the best-in-class security and privacy alongside the flexibility to customize and prepare models for enterprise-grade solutions by using data sources near business needs.

Through Enterprise access, customers will get their hands on the newly released GPT-4o flagship model, which incorporates multimodal capabilities focused on real-time voice and video. The “o” stands for “omni,” in a step toward making the model feel more like chatting with or working with one other human being, because the model can respond in near real time to visuals and speech almost like talking to a live person.

PwC said that it is usually one among the largest users of OpenAI’s ChatGPT product, stating that across its U.S. consulting clients, 950 of the firm’s 1,000 accounts are currently actively engaged in constructing AI applications using the technology. The corporate said in an announcement that this represents what appears to be “near-universal demand across industries.”

This deal follows on from a three-year $1 billion investment in generative AI designed to expand offerings for clients within the U.S. to power business PwC announced April 2023. Since then, the corporate has already identified greater than 3,000 internal use cases for generative AI and potential applications for clients across industries, including financial services, healthcare, manufacturing and hospitality.

“Our clients are wanting to get their hands on the newest GenAI models and tools that may unlock business transformation while also making AI more accessible with seamless integration of information and services, support for multimodal inputs and outputs, and improved AI performance and speed,” Bret Greenstein, PwC partner and generative AI leader, told SiliconANGLE. “By accessing ChatGPT Enterprise’s comprehensive platform, we will create custom GPTs tailored to different use cases that may enhance end user productivity, in addition to provide enterprise characteristics which are essential for business comparable to security, privacy, and compliance.”

Based on PwC’s twenty seventh Annual Global CEO Survey, CEOs are starting to see AI as a burgeoning resource that could be deployed to help their firms in 2024. About half identified it as having the potential to boost their ability to construct trust with stakeholders, and about 60% said it could improve services or products quality. Some 68% said that inside the subsequent three years, generative AI can be a part of their competitive outlook.

The agreement with OpenAI may also enable PwC clients within the U.S. to share their experience and skills with clients across different industries as a part of the My AI upskilling program, the corporate said. This program has already led almost 95% of PwC’s workforce to dedicate greater than 360,000 hours voluntarily to learning use generative AI tools and other educational activities.

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