BI vs. AI? Sorry, Billy Idol. AI agents win this one.
BI vs. AI? Sorry, Billy Idol. AI agents win this one.
Workday Illuminate
AI-powered. Human-centric. Future-ready.
Workday Illuminate™ is next-gen AI for the new world of work. Built on the largest and cleanest HR and finance dataset, Illuminate deeply understands the context of how work gets done—collaborating with your teams to drive transformative outcomes like no one else can.
What You Can Do
Drive transformative outcomes with AI.
Amplify talent potential.
Give your people more time to focus on what matters most—enhancing their growth, skills, and capabilities with human-AI collaboration.
Boost productivity.
Drive efficiency and optimize resources across your entire business—cutting costs, enhancing work output, and achieving maximum ROI.
Improve strategic decisions.
Provide deeper insights and more accurate decisions with AI that knows your business inside and out—driving impact everywhere.
Minimize compliance risks.
Stay on top of compliance with AI solutions that make sure your business meets regulations while continuously minimizing risks.
88%
of top-performing Workday customers are using Illuminate
7,500
hours saved on submitting expenses
70%
reduction in candidate screening time for one Workday customer
65%
faster to execute contracts for one Workday customer
Medidata has saved over $1.46 million annually in costs through the automation of finance and HR workflows.
AI For Every Role
AI that understands your role.
With more than 20 years of managing work, we know how it works. Illuminate understands the context of your roles and responsibilities, and our AI agents work side by side with you to help you reach your goals.
AI for HR.
Drive operational excellence by elevating your people, managers, and processes with meaningful work and human-AI collaboration.
AI for finance.
Go from hindsight to insight with AI that surfaces exceptions, anticipates change, and predicts the best next action.
AI for IT.
Reach ROI fast and deliver transformational outcomes driven by trust, agility, and data readiness.
AI for legal.
Take control of your contract data with AI that gives you total visibility and trust, so you can focus on shaping strategy and minimizing risks.
What Sets Us Apart
Enterprise AI done right.
Humans at the center.
Our mission is to empower humans, not replace them. When you use AI from Workday, you elevate human skills and save time so your people can focus on impactful work.
Clean, contextual intelligence.
Fueled by the cleanest and largest dataset in business, Illuminate deeply understands the business context around your data so AI outputs are relevant to your needs.
Designed with value in mind.
Our AI is developed directly alongside customers, ensuring solutions are shaped by real business needs—delivering rapid, measurable outcomes.
Adaptable for the future of work.
Complex challenges? We’ve got them covered. Build with AI and agentic tools, or enlist partner-built AI apps to meet ever-evolving demands with speed and confidence.
Responsibly developed and deployed.
Workday is a recognized leader in responsible AI—moving organizations forward with confidence and helping them safely navigate the evolving AI landscape.