Rise Up Introduces Forge, an AI Performance Officer

Officer, embedding autonomous AI coaches into daily workflows to identify capability gaps and deliver real-time support.

Forge combines organisational context and proprietary content to build AI coaches tailored to each company’s processes and goals, resulting in sharper, role-specific guidance and measurable performance gains.

Forge operates as a continuous AI presence within the flow of work, enabling always-on support that responds instantly to changing performance conditions. When it detects performance drift or operational friction, it automatically activates targeted coaching interventions at the point of need. Every interaction is measured against predefined business KPIs, creating a direct and measurable connection between skills development and business outcomes.

Arnaud Blachon, CEO and Founder of Rise Up, said: "Businesses are investing heavily in AI, but many are still struggling to translate that investment into operational impact. Despite significant adoption, our research found that 97% of organisations still report AI skills gaps and an estimated 40% of potential productivity gains are being lost. AI is being adopted but not yet operationalised."

Rise Up has introduced Forge as a standalone AI performance layer and it is now available to all Rise Up customers and as an independent product. Forge is hosted on secure European cloud infrastructure, ensuring all data remains within Europe under strict sovereignty and protection standards. The platform is fully compliant with SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR requirements, meeting the highest standards for security, privacy and regulatory compliance.