SB Intuitions and Kyodo News Enter Partnership for Utilizing Generative AI

Purpose and background

SB Intuitions considers generative AI as a source of competitive strength across all industries and engages daily in research and development to build the foundation for exponential societal growth.
Through this partnership, we will establish a cooperative framework utilizing both companies' strengths and embark on joint research. Our aim is to establish a medium-to-long term partnership that utilizes hand-picked news content from Kyodo News, integrating generative AI technology with news content to create new value and contribute to solving societal issues.

Roles to be played

SB Intuitions

Large foundation model research and development using provided news content as well as studies and verification with an eye to developing services

Kyodo News

Provide news content and cooperate in the development of services using large foundation models

Messages from both presidents

SB Intuitions President & CEO Hironobu Tamba

“SB Intuitions continues to take up the challenge of “building next-generation digital social infrastructure.” We increasingly encounter generative AI in our everyday lives, and now is the time that we should be devoting ourselves even more to the culture and expression of the Japanese language as well as safety and reliability. Backed by this partnership with Kyodo News, we will further protect and enhance the lives of all and continue to press ahead with developing services that further contribute to society.”

Kyodo News President Toru Mizutani

“As Japan's leading news agency, Kyodo News serves as a news media infrastructure, covering multiple genres from various perspectives. We have entered into a partnership with SB Intuitions that protects our news content intellectual property. We will work together to explore the use of generative AI to solve social issues and create new value in the face of technological innovation.”

Overview of Kyodo News

Kyodo News covers and compiles news from Japan and overseas, distributing news to nationwide newspapers, broadcasters, overseas media, and internet media. Even in the era of diversified media, Kyodo News is still Japan's top journalistic organization and remains at the leading edge of providing news coverage sensitive to societal trends and the changing times.

Company name: Kyodo News
Date established: November 1, 1945
Representative: President Toru Mizutani
Location: Shiodome Media Tower, 1-7-1 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-7201 Japan
URL: https://www.kyodonews.jp/

Overview of SB Intuitions

SB Intuitions is focused on researching large language models specialized for the Japanese language and developing peripheral services. It aims to become the performance leader for Japanese among large language models produced in Japan.
With our models, we strive to truly reflect Japanese culture and values and provide services aligned with Japanese business practices, and we continue our daily research to ensure that our technology and services contribute to the everyday lives and businesses of our diverse customers.

Company name: SB Intuitions Corp.
Date established: March 27, 2023 (company name changed on August 1, 2023)
Representative: President & CEO Hironobu Tamba
Location: 1-7-1, Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
URL: https://www.sbintuitions.co.jp/