A candid conversation about responsible AI – and how far most companies still have to go.
Building a dataset on corporate AI adoption to drive transparency and promote responsible business practices.


The AI Company Data Initiative (AICDI) helps businesses to map their AI use, harness opportunities and mitigate operational risk.
Businesses across the globe are rapidly adopting AI tools to innovate and improve efficiency. Yet without due diligence, companies’ use of AI could pose material risk, as well as human rights implications and environmental impacts. Through a voluntary survey, we support companies of all sizes to assess how AI is embedded in their operations, products and services.
We provide a benchmark of AI policies and practices. This allows companies to maximise the potential of this technology while minimising risks to people and planet.
By guiding companies to map their AI adoption, the AI Company Data Initiative also enables them to get ahead of the curve of incoming laws and audits.
Powered by the Thomson Reuters Foundation and grounded in UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI, the AICDI is building a comprehensive global dataset to drive responsible corporate AI adoption, for the benefit of all.
Find out more about participating in the AICDI. Benchmark your use of AI, get ahead of the curve, and demonstrate your leadership in transparent, responsible AI governance.
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pioneers in responsible AI.
There is currently limited data available on how companies are using AI tools, and what this means for people, society and the environment. A more transparent approach to AI adoption can drive best practice, create a benchmark for companies and investors, and ensure the technology is used for the benefit of all.
Through a voluntary survey, the AI Company Data Initiative guides companies to map how their organisation is using AI across products, operations and services. The survey covers factors including:
It is grounded in UNESCO’s Recommendation on the Ethics of AI, the first global standard on AI use.
Companies worldwide are adopting AI faster than governance frameworks can keep up, creating a growing transparency gap and increasing risks for businesses, workers, investors and society.
The first report from the AI Company Data Initiative draws on information from almost 3,000 global companies across 11 sectors, making it the world’s largest dataset on corporate AI adoption.
Our findings show a clear pattern: organisations are moving quickly to adopt AI, but many still lack the mechanisms to manage its risks.

A candid conversation about responsible AI – and how far most companies still have to go.
As AI becomes embedded across economies and workplaces, the question of how companies can adopt it responsibly – and protect people in the process – is more pressing than ever.
The Thomson Reuters Foundation has released its findings on the global corporate adoption of AI, based on the AI Company Data Initiative (AICDI) – the world’s largest dataset on how companies are using AI.
The Workforce Disclosure Initiative (WDI) collates voluntarily disclosed data on businesses’ people operations. One of the world’s leading programmes to improve transparency and accountability on workforce issues, WDI provides companies and investors with comprehensive and comparable insights.
