Yahoo Japan: Everyone must use AI now
Yahoo Japan is mandating the use of generative AI for all 11,000 employees to double productivity by 2028, integrating AI into daily tasks to shift focus towards higher-level thinking and communication, according to Techradar.
The company’s directive requires all staff to integrate generative AI technologies and tools into their daily assignments and operations. This operational shift aims to optimize workflows by utilizing AI for foundational tasks, thereby enabling employees to concentrate on more complex intellectual and communicative endeavors. The objective is to enhance overall output and efficiency across the organization.
A central goal of this initiative is to achieve a twofold increase in worker productivity by 2028. This ambitious target is linked to the widespread adoption of generative AI, which the company views as a key driver for continuous innovation in its internal developments and external services. The strategic implementation of AI is intended to foster significant gains in operational performance.
Initially, Yahoo Japan plans to implement a 30% utilization of generative AI across specific work areas. These areas include searching for information, preparing routine documentation, and drafting various written materials. This phased integration allows for targeted application and refinement of AI use within the workforce.
The company has already developed proprietary AI tools to support this mandate. One such tool is SeekAI, designed to assist with tasks such as managing expense claims and facilitating data searches. SeekAI incorporates prompt templates to streamline these processes, demonstrating a practical application of AI in administrative functions.
AI tools are designated to become standard components of the Yahoo Japan workflow, targeting several key operational domains. These include competitive analysis, where AI can process large datasets to identify market trends and competitor strategies; expense management, to automate and simplify financial tracking; meeting documentation, to transcribe and summarize discussions; and research, to accelerate data gathering and synthesis.
Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai has previously stated that while AI development has raised concerns about job displacement, its long-term effect is expected to create new opportunities within the human workforce. This perspective suggests that AI will augment, rather than replace, human capabilities.