Birlasoft Limited,  part of the C.K. Birla Group has established a Generative AI Centre of Excellence, in collaboration with Microsoft. 

The Generative AI Centre of Excellence will serve as a hub for Birlasoft and Microsoft experts to facilitate research, training, and collaboration. 

Through this collective ecosystem, organisations will be empowered to unlock the full potential of generative AI, enabling them to develop tailored solutions to address complex business challenges.

Birlasoft will train 500 consultants on generative AI technologies, principles, and best practices. Additionally, they will work together on building over 50 use cases, focusing on value creation across the various verticals and sub-verticals served by Birlasoft. 

The continual advancements in Generative AI are opening up endless possibilities for various industries. Birlasoft will focus on key use cases across different verticals.

For Manufacturing sector, the company will use Azure OpenAI Service capabilities for product design, process optimisation, quality and defect detection, as well as predictive maintenance and digital twins.
In the Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical domain, Birlasoft will utilise generative AI solutions for drug discovery, design, and data augmentation.

For energy and utilities sector, the company aims to enhance field service engagements leveraging Generative AI. In the Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance domain, focus areas for generative AI include automated claims handling, summarising financial reporting, and improving search capabilities.

“We are pleased to see Birlasoft embrace this new technology and establish a Generative AI Center of Excellence. By using Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service’s models and Azure’s scalability, our shared customers will be able to unlock new possibilities and drive greater outcomes,” Jim Lee, VP, Americas Global Partner Solutions and Sales, Microsoft said.