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AI Is Now Mandatory at Yahoo Japan as It Races to Double Productivity in Just Three Years
TOKYO, JAPAN, JUL 20 – Yahoo Japan aims to automate 30% of routine tasks to double productivity by 2028, requiring all 11,000 employees to adopt generative AI tools in daily work.
- Yahoo Japan has mandated that its 11,000 employees integrate generative AI tools into daily tasks to double productivity by 2028.
- This initiative follows a strategy to automate repetitive work such as research, documentation, and meeting notes to refocus employees on decision-making.
- The company implements internal AI tools like SeekAI for handling reimbursements and data management, highlighting AI’s role in assisting employees instead of fully replacing them.
- Studies show AI sometimes slows productivity, with experienced developers taking 19% longer on tasks, and some UK firms now regret replacing workers with AI.
- Yahoo Japan’s model highlights human input’s necessity in creativity and critical thinking, suggesting AI should complement rather than substitute workers to reshape jobs sustainably.
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