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Asahi Group Holdings & Cogent Labs Jointly Develop "AI Creator System," the World's First Package Design Generator
Cogent Labs Inc., a developer and provider of advanced AI technology, and Asahi Group Holdings, Ltd. have jointly developed the “AI Creator System,” which generates completely original package designs that incorporate the latest consumer design preference & trends. Trials service will begin in April 2020.
Harnessing the power of AI: Japanese delivery firms, restaurants look to tech to boost businesses
In the midst of a surge in demand as more people shop online, the parcel delivery sector is struggling to keep up due to a chronic shortage of drivers. Meanwhile, restaurants are struggling to find ways to reduce waste in an industry notorious for razor-thin profit margins. A viable solution to both industries’ conundrums could be artificial intelligence.
Robots, including one by Sony, are coming for fund management jobs
Remember Aibo, the computerized dog Sony Corp. started selling in 1999 as the first personal robot? Hiro Mizuno, the chief investment officer of the Government Pension Investment Fund, does. So he asked Sony’s computer science lab unit to build him a cyberhound using artificial intelligence to help oversee the external fund managers who manage GPIF’s ¥175 trillion ($1.6 trillion) in assets.