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Published on
October 7, 2025
5 min read
How will Deloitte’s Investment in Anthropic Shape Enterprise AI Deployment?
In Focus
- Deloitte has signed an enterprise deal with AI firm, Anthropic
- The new deal will make Claude accessible to 470,000 Deloitte employees
- Anthropic and Deloitte will collaborate in developing industry-specific AI solutions
- Deloitte is expected to refund Australian government for AI usage
Professional services company Deloitte has signed an enterprise deal with AI startup Anthropic. According to TechCrunch, Deloitte’s AI investment highlights the firm’s commitment to the technology.
Details of the Deloitte-Anthropic AI Deal
The Deloitte Anthropic Partnership will make AI chatbot, Claude, accessible to employees across the company’s global network of 470,000 people. The partnership is the largest enterprise AI deployment for Anthropic.
“Deloitte chose Claude because they need trusted AI that can help their employees and clients across industries and on a global scale. When the world’s leading organizations need to tackle complex, critical work, they choose Anthropic because Claude is built for the compliance and control that enterprises demand,” Anthropic Chief Commercial Officer Paul Smith said.
As part of the partnership, Deloitte will:
- Set up a Claude Center of Excellence
- Provide trained specialists to develop implementation frameworks at the Center
- Share practices across Claude deployments
- Offer continuous technical support in developing systems for scaling AI pilots
Anthropic integrated Claude code into enterprise subscriptions in August 2025 as part of its business expansion strategy.
How Does Anthropic Fit into Deloitte’s AI Strategy?
Deloitte’s AI strategy includes deploying AI across its network of professionals. The strategy also includes working with Anthropic to co-design a certification program under which 15,000 Deloitte professionals will be trained and certified on Claude. These professionals will provide support during Claude implementation across Deloitte’s global network and the company’s AI efforts.
Most importantly, the two firms plan to develop Deloitte compliance AI tools that can be deployed by firms in regulated industries like healthcare and financial services. The solutions, which will include compliance features, will leverage Deloitte’s Trustworthy AI framework and Claude’s safety-first design.
“Deloitte is making this significant investment in Anthropic’s AI platform because our approach to responsible AI is very aligned, and together we can reshape how enterprises operate over the next decade. Claude continues to be a leading choice for many clients and our own AI transformation,” Deloitte’s Global Technology and Ecosystems and Alliances leader Ranjit Bawa said.
It remains unclear how Deloitte’s AI chatbot will work in China considering that Anthropic restricted AI access in the Asian country last month. The move, which banned Chinese-owned enterprises from using Claude, was informed by the risk of AI misuse by authoritarian governments, specifically on military and intelligence applications.
Key Highlights of the Deloitte – Anthropic Deal:
- The partnership is the largest enterprise AI deployment for Anthropic
- Deloitte will set up a Claude Center of Excellence under the deal
- The firms will co-design a Claude Certification Program
- Deloitte compliance AI tools will be developed in partnership with Anthropic
Deloitte’s AI Usage Refund
Deloitte the Anthropic deal at a time when it is issuing a refund tied to its AI usage. As Deloitte announced plans to enhance AI usage globally, Australia’s Employment and Workplace Relations Department said the professional services firm would have to refund it for delivering a report with inaccurate AI-generated content.
Early this year, the department contracted Deloitte to conduct an “independent assurance review” at a cost of A$439,000. A review of the report in August revealed multiple errors, including citations to academic reports that don’t exist. A rectified version of the review report has already been posted on the department’s website.
Deloitte’s AI refund controversy puts the consulting firm in the spotlight considering that it generates a significant portion of its annual revenue from training and advising enterprise customers about AI.
Deloitte also claims to have widespread application of technology and emphasizes the need for humans to review outputs generated by AI. The partnership with Anthropic, which has already expanded to Europe as part of localizing AI, will further strengthen Deloitte’s tech capabilities.
