Cority Connect 2026: Cority Showcases the AI-Driven Future of EHS+

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Cority shows off 30+ AI workflows now live in CorityOne, the most extensive real-world deployment of AI in EHS+ software to date.

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ORLANDO, Fla., March 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Last week at Cority Connect 2026, more than 500 environmental, health and safety leaders from around the world gathered to examine how rapidly evolving technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, are reshaping their work. Throughout the event, Cority demonstrated dozens of AI workflows that are now live on its platform, supported by 13 agents and a centralized control center.

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These demonstrations, ranging from a medical scribe that allows clinics to see 10% more patients every day to an environmental permit analyzer that eliminates hundreds of hours of admin work and improves compliance, showed how Cortex AI, Cority’s intelligence layer for EHS and operational risk data, can automate work, surface insights, and help organizations move from reactive compliance toward proactive risk prevention.

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This marks the most extensive real-world deployment of AI in EHS+ software to date. While much of the industry is still discussing the potential of AI, Cority showcased live AI agents embedded in workflows across safety, health, environmental, and risk management programs.

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AI, platforms, and domain expertise reshape the next era of EHS+

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Across keynotes, customer sessions, and industry discussions at Cority Connect, one theme was clear: As organizations begin exploring AI, many are realizing that the technology is only as effective as the systems behind it.

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Fragmented point solutions and disconnected data make it difficult to generate reliable insights, pushing many organizations to rethink how their EHS+ technology is structured. Many companies are moving away from siloed tools toward unified platforms that bring together safety, health, environmental, and operational risk data in one place. These connected foundations are becoming increasingly important as organizations look to apply AI to real operational workflows and move from reactive compliance toward real-time risk management and prevention.

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At the same time, the role of EHS leaders is expanding across the enterprise. As organizations face increasing operational complexity, boards and executives are asking EHS+ leaders to do more and pressuring them to adopt AI. Discussions throughout the conference highlighted how connected data and AI-driven analysis can help EHS teams move from reporting and compliance to playing a more strategic role in predicting and preventing operational risk.

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Cority CEO Ryan Magee opened the conference by reflecting on this rapid pace of change across the industry and why the next wave of EHS+ technology will depend not just on AI itself, but on the domain expertise and data foundations required to make it meaningful:

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“AI will have a profound and immediate effect on this industry if we get it right,” Magee told attendees. “But let’s be clear, AI is not replacing you, and it’s not replacing Cority. AI cannot do what you do. When it comes to EHS+, industry expertise is still king. It always has been and it always will be. The reason AI is so important in EHS is because the work is important. This isn’t about removing costs. It’s about making a bigger impact on the health and safety of our workforce and our communities.”