ASGN Incorporated announced that the Company is collaborating with Microsoft to invest in and pilot NextGen artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including Copilot for Microsoft 365 and Azure OpenAI Service. ASGN is at the forefront of the generative AI transformation, working both internally and with its enterprise customer base to develop strategic use cases for GenAI technologies. Collaborating with Microsoft is a key step in advancing the Company's internal usage of AI, preparing its team of IT consultants to become experts in cutting-edge technologies to best support its commercial and government client base.

ASGN invests in six core areas, including leadership, recruiting in-demand skillsets, training and skill development, partnerships, internal AI tools, and client AI roadmaps. This collaboration with Microsoft fits perfectly within the Company's investment focus areas and accelerates ASGN's own internal AI roadmap creation. With Microsoft's support, ASGN is piloting how AI toolsets within Microsoft 365 can be leveraged to support internal team efficiencies.

Copilot, which uses large language models to organize data and workflow, is one such tool that is being tested as part of the development of a more robust AI roadmap for ASGN in the future. To assist development teams in creating robust models around areas such as candidate search and match, ASGN is also using Azure OpenAI and Azure Cognitive Services. Artificial intelligence remains an area of ASGN's core qualifications and skillsets.

In the commercial market under the leadership of seasoned Artificial Intelligence Solutions Director, Vijay Thangella, ASGN has deployed nearly 800 consultants across more than 240 AI projects. In the government space, Martin Klein, industry veteran and Vice President of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence, is at the helm of the Company's efforts and supported by more than 60 AI/ML engineers and data scientists who together boast over 1,000 certifications, accreditations, and awards.