From Asia Times, April 17:
Japanese industry deploys artificial intelligence
Asia Times: Do Japanese manufacturers use ChatGPT?
ChatGPT: It is possible that some Japanese manufacturers use ChatGPT or other similar language models for various applications… However, I do not have access to specific information on which Japanese manufacturers are currently using ChatGPT or other similar language models…
Asia Times: How about Panasonic?
ChatGPT: I do not have access to information on whether Panasonic specifically uses ChatGPT or other similar language models. However, it is possible…
Asia Times: How about this?
Nikkei Asia: Panasonic unit deploys ChatGPT-style AI to improve productivity (March 8, 2023) OSAKA/PALO ALTO, U.S. – A system development company under Panasonic Holdings has begun large-scale deployment of easy-to-use, interactive artificial intelligence that it hopes will improve productivity.
Panasonic Connect has made it possible for all its 12,500 employees in Japan to use the AI as an “assistant” for tasks such as drafting documents, Nikkei has learned.
Through a partnership with Microsoft, the company has developed an AI assistant that answers employees’ questions, utilizing technology from OpenAI, a U.S. company that developed ChatGPT, an interactive AI….
The company uses the AI system to produce statistical data in a format that can be easily handled by spreadsheet software, to create templates for documents, and to ask for ideas on how to proceed with meetings….
The system can be used only within Panasonic Connect’s internal network to prevent information leakage. To reduce such a risk, Panasonic Connect has agreed with Microsoft not to use any content for secondary purposes such as AI learning. In addition, the company has warned employees not to input personal or confidential information.
ChatGPT: Thank you for the update! It seems that according to the article on Nikkei Asia, Panasonic Connect, a system development company under Panasonic Holdings, has indeed deployed an AI assistant that uses technology from OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, to improve productivity….
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Beware, short-cut seekers. The preceding conversation shows how the verbose ChatGPT, even when prompted with the name Panasonic, failed to notice an article published five weeks ago on a well-known English-language business website. Google found the article in less than a second....
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