Accenture shares jump 7% on $2 billion AI safety partnership with Anthropic

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Accenture shares rose about 7% to $194.11 in after-hours trading following the announcement of a partnership with AI lab Anthropic. The companies plan to invest $1 billion each over five years to enhance AI safety. Accenture's AI division, Faculty, will lead the partnership by evaluating and testing Anthropic's models using a "red team" approach, compliance assessments, and safety mechanism tests. Accenture CEO Julie Sweet called integrated evaluation an emerging field and a key part of the future safety landscape. Prior to the announcement, Accenture's stock was down roughly 32% year-to-date.


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