IBM’s AI Platform Is Now Available Directly Through Microsoft Office Apps – TipRanks.com

Tech giants IBM (IBM) and Microsoft (MSFT) are working together to make artificial intelligence easier for employees to use in their daily work. Indeed, IBM consultants can now access IBM’s AI platform, called IBM Consulting Advantage, directly within Microsoft 365 apps like Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook. This means consultants don’t need to switch between tools. Instead, they can use IBM’s AI assistants and resources right inside the software they already use.

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Interestingly, IBM says that thousands of its consultants are already using this new setup and saving over 250,000 hours each year. The company estimates that this change is creating about $35 million in new value. For instance, one real-world example showed consultants finishing four research tasks in just 13 minutes using AI agents, instead of the three hours that it would normally take.

Additionally, the AI platform includes several helpful tools, or agents, such as ones…