en.Wedoany.com Reported - Global consulting firm Protiviti has been granted a second U.S. patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office, titled "Systems and Methods for Automated Dataset Matching Services." The technology leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning to help organizations automatically process and streamline high-volume questionnaire responses, covering scenarios such as third-party risk assessments, security questionnaires, regulatory requests, and customer due diligence.
The system uses machine learning to analyze, classify, and map large structured question datasets to relevant domains, then identifies similarities between new and historical questions to match the most relevant pre-approved responses from a centralized answer repository. This process maintains compliance under a human review workflow.
The technology is scalable across multiple cross-industry use cases, including vendor and supplier risk management, regulatory and compliance reporting, ESG and sustainability questionnaires, customer onboarding and due diligence, and internal audit and control documentation.
Compared to traditional manual labor, the system automatically classifies and organizes questions, matches new questions with previously approved responses, reduces repetitive work across teams, and improves response consistency, accuracy, and turnaround time, while ensuring compliance through built-in human review workflows.
Scott Laliberte, Managing Director and co-inventor of the patent at Protiviti, stated that this innovation addresses a common and costly challenge where organizations need to respond to hundreds of similar questionnaires from clients, regulators, and partners. By applying AI to quickly identify and deliver the most relevant responses while maintaining human oversight, it helps improve efficiency, enhance response quality, and reduce operational burden without sacrificing accuracy or compliance. Kalabe Haile, Senior Manager at Protiviti, emphasized that the patent does not aim to reinvent everything but rather combines new AI methods with better reuse of existing knowledge, which is key to achieving scale and consistency.
This patent is part of Protiviti's global patent program, launched in 2022 to accelerate innovation and develop practical solutions for real-world client challenges. The program encourages employees to identify common business pain points, experiment with AI and advanced technologies, collaborate across disciplines, and transform ideas into patentable, client-ready solutions.
Protiviti is a global consulting firm operating in over 90 offices across more than 25 countries. Its independent and locally owned member firms provide expertise and customized capabilities in technology, artificial intelligence, data, operations, finance, legal, compliance, human resources, marketing, digital, risk, and internal audit. The company serves over 80% of the Fortune 100, nearly 80% of the Fortune 500, and also works with government agencies and smaller growth companies, including those seeking to go public. Since 2015, Protiviti has been consistently named to the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list. Protiviti is a wholly owned subsidiary of Robert Half (NYSE: RHI).
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