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IBM deploys 6,000 AI agents across consulting workflows
IBM uses 6,000 AI agents to boost consulting productivity and redesign client business processes.
In brief
IBM uses 6,000 AI agents to boost consulting productivity and redesign client business processes. IBM deployed 6,000 AI agents into 150+ workflows to improve client business processes and productivity. Originally reported by Financialexpress.
IBM deploys 6,000 AI agents
IBM has deployed about 6,000 unique AI agents into over 150 of its consulting workflows.
“We’ve now deployed about 6,000 unique agents that are integrated into over 150 of our workflows”
IBM Consulting Advantage platform
IBM Consulting Advantage has over 1,000 engineers in its dedicated R&D team.
2,000+ live client projects
IBM runs 2,000+ live projects globally using AI and human teams on client projects.
“IBM has 2,000+ live projects running on ICA globally, with over 500 deployments on client projects combining digital and physical labour”
Cybersecurity productivity gains
AI agents reduce security threat investigation from 45 minutes to 2 minutes plus 10 minutes review.
Productivity measurement lab
IBM tests workflows with and without AI agents to measure productivity gains.
“And what they do is to test workflows with agents and without agents so we can see what the productivity is”
Productivity focus for IBM
IBM measures success by productivity gains and financial outcomes, not agent numbers or tokens.
“For IBM, the measure of success is not the number of agents deployed or the volume of AI tokens consumed, but whether their use translates into productivity gains and better financial outcomes”
The bottom line
IBM deployed 6,000 AI agents into 150+ workflows to improve client business processes and productivity.
