Generative AI Tools & Use

NTT-AT launched 'RelAi Window Assistant', a generative AI solution to support local government counter operations, starting on October 15.

• •The company released the solution as the second product under its AI brand 'RelAi' to assist staff in local government counter duties.
• •The service launch date was announced as October 15.
• •The product was developed based on insights gained from a pilot experiment conducted in Katsushika Ward.

Microsoft researchers published a paper analyzing the usage and productivity impact of command-line AI coding tools among tens of thousands of internal engineers.

• •The study surveyed tens of thousands of software engineers at Microsoft regarding command-line AI coding tools.
• •It analyzes the usage of Anthropic's "Claude Code" and GitHub's "Copilot CLI".
• •The report examines how these tools impact engineer productivity.

With AI making code development faster for everyone, the value of product managers now lies in leveraging 10 years of accumulated business data assets.

• •AI has multiplied the throughput of writing code, making speed of development no longer a competitive advantage.
• •jinjer's CPO, Matsuyama, states that the role of product managers is becoming homogenized.
• •The 'solid data' accumulated over 10 years, such as automatic attendance records, is the key differentiator for the future.

The performance of Anthropic's lightweight model 'Claude Haiku 5.5' was verified across three Japanese tasks by comparing it with 'Sonnet 5.5' and 'GPT-6 Luna'.

• •The models compared were 'Claude Haiku 5.5', 'Sonnet 5.5', and 'GPT-6 Luna'.
• •It showed performance close to higher-tier models in creating boilerplate documents.
• •Responses fluctuated in tasks requiring answers based on an understanding of one's own stance.

AI inside Conference 2026 showcased a new version of 'DX Suite' that completes business tasks with simple instructions.

• •CEO Tokushi Watanabe raised questions about why business processes have not changed despite rapid AI evolution.
• •A demo of the new 'DX Suite' version was presented, showing tasks completed with just instructions.
• •The event, held on October 6, 2026, highlighted the latest trends in full business automation.

Umios (formerly Maruhan Nichiro) automated monthly sales planning, reducing manual work by approximately 4,200 hours annually.

• •Monthly sales planning tasks previously done manually across all branches were automated.
• •The company expects to reduce work by about 4,200 hours annually across all branches in the business logistics division.
• •The initiative aims to move away from relying on experience and intuition in traditional business processes.

The article explains how to perform predictive analysis using scikit-learn within Excel, executing regression, classification, and clustering to return predictions to the spreadsheet.

• •Use scikit-learn to perform regression analysis for sales forecasting
• •Conduct classification and clustering for churn risk assessment and group segmentation
• •Execute the analysis within an Excel workbook and return the predicted values to the sheet

OpenAI has upgraded its ChatGPT Chrome extension to allow the AI to view open browser tabs when tagged in the web or desktop app.

• •Although the ChatGPT Atlas browser is discontinued, the Chrome extension has received significant upgrades.
• •With the extension installed, ChatGPT can view open browser tabs when a user tags Chrome in the web or desktop application.
• •OpenAI released a demo video showcasing this new capability.

TypeSafe AI released Jev 1.14.0, an automation-focused AI model that enables image input and context length expansion via experimental features.

• •TypeSafe AI announced the new version 'Jev 1.14.0' of its automation-focused AI model series 'Jev', known as System One Model, on October 14.
• •The model ID is 'jev-1.14.0' and is accessible via the alias 'jev-preview'.
• •The API pricing is $0.042 per million input tokens, with output tokens being free.

New research from Bold Agent Kit shows human receptionists achieved approximately four times stronger inbound conversion than AI, despite AI handling more calls.

• •New research from Bold Agent Kit reveals that human receptionists delivered stronger inbound intake conversion performance than AI.
• •Human receptionists achieved approximately four times the conversion rate, even though AI answered a higher volume of calls.
• •The study analyzed 14,000 calls to compare the performance of humans and AI in call center settings.