Collaboration aims to accelerate responsible AI adoption across organizations
NEW YORK and NOIDA, India, Feb 11 2025—HCLTech, a leading global technology company, has been elected as the newest member of the Responsible AI Institute (RAI Institute), a global and member-driven non-profit dedicated to enabling successful responsible AI efforts in organizations.
This collaboration between HCLTech and RAI underscores the Institute's pivotal role in shaping the responsible development and implementation of AI technologies across industries.
With a rich history of leadership in digital transformation and innovation, HCLTech brings extensive expertise in artificial intelligence and enterprise technology solutions to the Institute. HCLTech’s approach to responsible AI is rooted in its foundations of trust and social responsibility.
Responsible AI foundations lead to sustainable and scalable AI solutions. Through HCLTech’s capabilities and collaboration with the RAI Institute, the company is further enabled to support clients through learning, best practices and partnership networks. Clients can benefit from HCLTech’s help in implementing responsible AI practices, containing risks and launching AI solutions that deliver maximum value.
AI can be a tremendous force of positive change across society, but there is a need to balance innovation with ethical use of AI. As a recent report from HCLTech and MIT Technology Review revealed, despite 87% of business executives recognizing that responsible AI principles are critical to adopt, 85% of the executives are not well prepared to implement them for reasons such as lack of expertise and difficulties in managing operational risks.
"We are delighted to welcome HCLTech to the Responsible AI Institute's community," stated Jeff Easley, General Manager at the Responsible AI Institute. "Their global reach, early leadership in this space and technical prowess in AI implementation make them an ideal partner in our mission. HCLTech's extensive experience across industries will strengthen our ability to advance AI systems that balance innovation with responsibility."
“As enterprises worldwide accelerate AI adoption, responsible AI practices and partnerships are critical to the success of these initiatives. We are honored to join the Responsible AI Institute and its mission to be at the forefront of the responsible AI evolution,” stated Dr Heather Domin, Vice President and Head of Office of Responsible AI and Governance at HCLTech. “The time for responsible AI deployment is now. Together, we can help enterprises embrace responsible AI while maintaining the highest standards of ethics and sustainable growth.”
HCLTech has established robust governance frameworks around AI and generative AI (GenAI), providing guardrails for accountability, fairness, security, privacy and transparency, enabling responsible use of the technology. To help ensure responsible AI practices within the company, HCLTech has established an Office of Responsible AI and Governance. HCLTech’s AI subject matter experts are experienced on National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) frameworks, Europe AI Act, ISO, Risk and Compliance, ethics and bias mitigation. This office drives implementation and innovation of responsible AI practices within HCLTech and capabilities in products and services. For further information please visit: https://www.hcltech.com/responsible-ai#responsible-ai
About the Responsible AI Institute
Founded in 2016, Responsible AI Institute (RAI Institute) is a global and member-driven non-profit dedicated to enabling successful responsible AI efforts in organizations. We accelerate and simplify responsible AI adoption by providing our members with AI conformity assessments, benchmarks and certifications that are closely aligned with global standards and emerging regulations. Members include leading companies such as Amazon Web Services, Boston Consulting Group, KPMG, ATB Financial and many others dedicated to bringing responsible AI to all industry sectors.
About HCLTech
HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 220,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending December 2024 totaled $13.8 billion. To learn how we can supercharge progress for you, visit hcltech.com.
For further details, please contact:
Meredith Bucaro, Americas
meredith-bucaro@hcltech.com
Elka Ghudial, EMEA
elka.ghudial@hcltech.com
James Galvin, ANZ
james.galvin@hcltech.com
Nitin Shukla, India
nitin-shukla@hcltech.com
Nicole McCaffrey
Head of Marketing, Responsible AI Institute
nicole@responsible.ai