KPMG Staff to Be Rated on AI Usage in Yearly Performance Reviews

KPMG LLP bosses will start examining how staffers are using the firm’s artificial intelligence tools as part of their annual performance reviews, the latest sign of how the technology is rapidly reshaping the world of consulting.

The firm is already tracking how staff are using AI using data from tools such as Microsoft Corp.’s Copilot, according to Niale Cleobury, KPMG’s global AI workforce lead. Now, they’ll be assessed on how well they’ve met the firm’s AI objectives in their 2026 performance reviews.

“We all have a responsibility to be bringing AI to all of our work, and that’s ...