Whether your employees are practicing conversations like high-stakes negotiations or getting personalised career guidance, Immerse Companion transforms talent development into an engaging, practical experience helping teams build confidence, develop skills faster, and gain proficiency in real-world scenarios.

Key features of Immerse Companion include

• interactions that are personalised at scale, on-demand, and tailored, one-on-one with generative AI-powered virtual coaches, mentors, and subject matter experts 24/7, which allows for real-time experiences that adapt to individual needs, ensuring every individual receives a personalised and impactful training experience. The solution's virtual companions provide immediate, actionable insights and guidance whenever needed.
• real-world practice in a safe environment - individuals can engage in emotionally realistic role-play for critical workplace scenarios, empowering them to practice skills in a safe place and learn from failure without the fear of real-world consequences.
• activities powered by Cornerstone Companion - Cornerstone's Companion generative AI technology leverages its trusted data to deliver individual support across the workforce lifecycle, including 40+ terabytes of labour-market data that is updated daily, 30 million learning hours per month, and 140 million users across more than 7,000 customers.
• multiple modalities - accessible anytime; anywhere via the Cornerstone Immerse platform, on VR headsets and web-based streaming.

Immerse Companion was created leveraging AI avatar technology developed by Talespin, a leading immersive learning company whose capabilities and domain experts were acquired by Cornerstone in 2024. First announced in 2019, Talespin's AI avatar technology gained popularity for employee soft skills development and is deployed by enterprises across industries.

"Historically 1:1 personalised training has been difficult to scale, but with Immerse Companion, that changes," said Himanshu Palsule, CEO of Cornerstone. "This innovation isn't just about democratising information, mentorship, and practice; it's a major indication of the next age of the human experience where our recent research shows that demand and mastery of human skills is even more essential in the age of AI. Immerse Companion offers an unmatched level of interaction through virtual human companions, reflecting the core technologies that are shaping our Galaxy vision, where the human experience remains central to everything we do."

"One of the best ways to learn is through experience," said Josh Bersin, Global Industry Analyst and CEO of The Josh Bersin Company. "Exciting new platforms like Immerse Companion let employees learn, practice, and get expert feedback from AI, just like a real expert coach. This is where corporate training is going."

Cornerstone Immerse Companion is coming out of closed beta, and as of UNLEASH will be selectively widening availability.