AI safety is a central differentiator, with Faculty promoting safe, ethical-by-design AI development and lifecycle controls addressing regulatory and ethical requirements, including EU AI Act considerations.

Faculty is known for AI safety and practical deployment, has worked with OpenAI and Anthropic, and helped deploy enterprise AI solutions across sectors, including the NHS Early Warning System during COVID-19.

The acquisition caps Accenture’s $3 billion AI investment drive launched in 2023 to broaden enterprise AI capabilities.

Accenture will acquire Faculty, a UK-based AI native services and products company, to expand its AI capabilities and help clients implement safe, tangible AI outcomes.

Faculty Frontier will be integrated into Accenture’s product suite to enable faster, more confident decision-making at scale by linking data, models, and business processes.

The transaction underscores ongoing collaboration between academia, industry, and government in AI safety and responsible deployment.

About 400 Faculty employees will join Accenture, and Faculty cofounder and CEO Marc Warner will become Accenture's CTO.

Deal terms are undisclosed and no closing date is provided in the announcement.

Faculty had raised around £40 million in total funding, including £30 million in growth funding from the Apax Digital Fund in 2021, though financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.

Faculty’s governance-focused, systems-level approach complements Accenture’s strategy by emphasizing governance, modeling, and measurable outcomes rather than platform-specific capabilities.

For chief experience leaders, the integration could improve digital-channel containment, smarter routing, personalized journeys, and safer deployment of generative and agentic AI in customer-facing settings.

The deal includes forward-looking disclosures about risks to closing, realizing benefits, and broader market and regulatory uncertainties.