Generative AI Tools & Use

A method to temporarily revive the retired Google Assistant has become a topic of conversation on overseas forums.

• •News of reviving the retired Google Assistant has sparked discussion on overseas forums.
• •A specific method to temporarily bring the service back has been identified and shared among users.
• •No specific technical details or official release notes are provided.

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University published a study on the impact of a software company that mandated AI adoption, focusing on the speed of AI code generation versus human review.

• •Researchers affiliated with Carnegie Mellon University, Stanford University, and others published the paper 'AI Writes Faster Than Humans Can Review: A Longitudinal Study of an Enterprise 2x Mandate'.
• •The study investigated the effects on a software company that made AI adoption mandatory.
• •The paper includes a longitudinal study focusing on the issue that AI writes code faster than humans can review it.

Anthropic updated the Claude Code desktop app to automatically generate sessions for parallel tasks, making concurrent execution more comfortable.

• •Anthropic updated the desktop app for the agentic coding tool 'Claude Code' on October 14 (local time).
• •A new feature was added to make parallel execution of multiple sessions more comfortable when assigning tasks to multiple Claude Code instances concurrently.
• •The new feature is available by updating the desktop app and starting a new session.

Google is set to begin offering 'skills' in the Gemini app, with completion expected by mid-November.

TOPPAN launched a CX support service utilizing a data platform composed of 100,000 AI personas that replicate Japan's demographic structure.

• •A data platform was built using 100,000 AI personas that replicate Japan's population structure.
• •CX support services are now being offered to distribution, retail, and manufacturer sectors.
• •TOPPAN announced the launch of this service on the 13th.

Hugging Face released 'Llama Windows', a free app allowing users to run local LLMs via the Windows 11 taskbar without commands.

• •A new app enables running local LLMs on Windows without command-line input.
• •Hugging Face released 'Llama Windows' on October 13, US time.
• •The app supports RTX Spark from day one and is available for free.

S&I has launched a new version of its contact center solution 'AI Dig', enhancing integration with Genesys Cloud and adding a new menu for AudioHook.

• •S&I has launched a new version of its contact center AI knowledge solution 'AI Dig'.
• •The new version enhances integration features with Genesys Cloud.
• •A new offering menu based on AudioHook integration has been added for Genesys Cloud users.

The article reports the general availability of the AI model Gemini 4 Argon within the GitHub Copilot service.

Asteria announced the addition of 'AI Automated Testing' and 'AI Vulnerability Check' features to its AI-native business platforms, Platio Canvas AI and Bakusoku.AI, to enhance the practicality of generated apps.

• •Asteria and its subsidiary Asteria Canvas announced the addition of two new features to their AI-native business platforms.
• •The new features, 'AI Automated Testing' and 'AI Vulnerability Check', aim to improve the practicality of generated applications.
• •The announcement was made on the 13th.

SCSK will provide a beta version of CELF AI Development Agent, which uses AI dialogue to convert Excel tasks into apps.

• •A new service, 'CELF AI Development Agent (tentative name)' beta, is being offered within the no-code service 'CELF'.
• •The service supports converting Excel tasks into apps through dialogue with generative AI.
• •Recruitment for beta participants starts on October 14, with service provision beginning on October 23.