Workday, Inc. has launched new Workday Illuminate agents for HR, Finance, and Industry, targeting the handling of complex processes such as performance reviews, workforce planning, and financial close.
“Too many AI efforts amount to random acts of automation that never scale or deliver real value. The barrier of self-building AI on legacy systems and closed platforms is simply too high,” said Gerrit Kazmaier, president, product and technology, Workday. “Workday Illuminate is different. With purpose-built AI agents and a single, open enterprise platform, we’re redefining ERP for the AI era – transforming it from a passive system of record into a system of action that drives real outcomes.”
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Workday has designed its new AI agents to work alongside people, handling repetitive and time-consuming tasks. These AI agents are equipped with machine learning capabilities, allowing them to learn from their interactions and adapt over time.
New Illuminate for HR agents helps create better employee experiences by automating the implementation, configuration, and setup of new business processes, as well as the creation and management of job ladders and administrative tasks. It also claims to accelerate SOW creation, track obligations, and promote alignment across contracts, as well as analyse employee feedback and performance data from various enterprise applications.
Meanwhile, new Illuminate for Financials agents are designed to streamline reconciliation, testing, and planning by simplifying cost and profitability setup, automating the financial close process with real-time visibility, and testing financials to help detect fraud and enable compliance.
Lastly,New Illuminate for Industry agents streamline repetitive administration tasks. The Academic Requirements Agent automatically creates academic requirements for institutions. The Student Administration Agentautomates administrative tasks for students and provides intelligent assistance.
