- OpenAI is partnering with top consulting and IT firm CGI (TSX:GIB.A/NYSE:GIB) on what the companies are calling a go-to-market alliance, which will help clients onboard AI tools at scale to foster better business outcomes
- OpenAI joins more than 150 technology partners, whose tools make CGI consultants some of the most sought after across the world
- CGI stock has given back 24.72 per cent year-over-year but remains up by 19.46 per cent since 2021
OpenAI is partnering with top consulting and IT firm CGI (TSX:GIB.A/NYSE:GIB) on what the companies are calling a go-to-market alliance, which will help clients onboard AI tools at scale to foster better business outcomes.
According to Tuesday’s news release, CGI will add OpenAI training resources into its AI literacy program, increasing the potential for fluency across organizations from day-to-day use, to advanced prompts and AI-custom roles, guided by teams well-versed at integrating AI into regulated, real-world contexts.
CGI will also equip tens of thousands of its consultants with OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise platform. The move, part of CGI’s Client Zero approach, focuses on early adoption of agentic AI capable of streamlining workflows and supporting enterprise decision-making.
Along the way, the companies will collect feedback to improve technology deployment, security and adoption models, leveraging CGI’s experience operating AI at scale.
OpenAI joins more than 150 technology companies under CGI’s global alliance strategy, including Microsoft, Apple, Google and AWS, allowing consultants to make informed decisions about the best solutions to meet client needs.
Management commentary
“CGI’s expanded collaboration with OpenAI is well-timed to the progression of AI adoption across industries and regions – from pilots and experimentation to larger-scale enterprise integration,” Dave Henderson, chief technology officer at CGI, said in a statement. “Building on our successful, multi-year pilot program in the UK, we are excited to globalize OpenAI as one of our key AI partners. Through this agreement, we will further augment our global capabilities to help clients drive business value while reducing operational, data and governance risk.”
“Being Client Zero means we learn the hard lessons first, so our clients don’t have to,” commented Tara McGeehan, president of CGI’s UK & Australia operations. “We have tested, iterated and embedded generative AI across our own business. That experience allows us to help clients deploy AI with confidence – faster, more securely and with measurable commercial outcomes. Our advice is grounded in what works, not theory.”
“Working with CGI helps further enterprise AI from promise to practice,” added Nicolai Skabo, head of OpenAI’s EMEA enterprise sales. “By scaling ChatGPT Enterprise across CGI’s team and developing a deeper collaboration, we’re combining platform capability with delivery expertise to help organizations transform how work gets done securely, responsibly and with real business impact.”
About CGI
CGI, founded in 1976, is one of the largest IT and business consulting firms in the world.
CGI stock (TSX:GIB.A/NYSE:GIB) last traded at C$122.45. Investors have shouldered a 24.72 per cent loss year-over-year, while enjoying a 19.46 per cent gain since 2021.
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