Microsoft and Hitachi Announce Major AI Partnership
The three-year, multibillion-dollar collaboration aims to integrate generative AI into Hitachi's Lumada business, enhancing productivity and innovation.
- Hitachi will invest $2.1 billion in generative AI and train over 50,000 professionals in AI skills.
- Microsoft's AI technologies will be embedded into Hitachi's Lumada Solutions to drive digital transformation.
- The partnership is expected to boost Lumada's revenue to $18.9 billion in fiscal 2024.
- The collaboration focuses on improving productivity for Hitachi's 270,000 employees and addressing industry challenges.
- Hitachi recently formed another GenAI partnership with Google Cloud, emphasizing its commitment to AI advancements.