alt Inc.(https://alt.ai/en/), a Japan based developer of AI Clone and Personal Artificial Intelligence (P.A.I.®️) (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan; CEO: Kazutaka Yonekura), has launched "Food & Beverage GIJIROKU," an enhanced speech recognition engine for the food and beverage industry, as an industry-specific speech recognition feature of "AI GIJIROKU", an AI automatic minutes tool.

With the mission of realizing a world where people can focus on "work that's valuable only when done by people," alt is working to develop AI that is personalized to the individual. As part of this effort, we are developing specialized speech recognition engines for a variety of industries for use in AI GIJIROKU, an AI-based automatic minutes tool.

Today, we are proud to announce a new voice recognition engine designed for the food & beverage industry. By introducing AI GIJIROKU for Food & Beverage Industry, users can expect to reduce the burden of taking meeting minutes and preparing report documents, shortening their working hours and focusing on tasks that add value.

[About Food and Beverage Industry GIJIROKU, an enhanced speech recognition engine]

Food and Beverage Industry GIJIROKU is one of the industry-specific speech recognition engines included in the AI GIJIROKU automated minutes tool, and has significantly*1 improved recognition accuracy for technical terms and phrases in the food and restaurant industry. AI GIJIROKU can learn the speaker's unique way of speaking using the personalization function, a proprietary technology that comes standard with AI GIJIROKU. It can also automatically create highly accurate minutes personalized for each employee during negotiations with business partners, internal meetings, and presentations.

*1 Based on the results of alt's tests. Speech recognition accuracy is generally improved by 5 to 20% compared to general-purpose products released by other companies.

AI GIJIROKU is also equipped with a simultaneous interpretation function that supports 35 languages, supporting smooth communication in real-time even in work environments where a high percentage of foreign workers are employed.

Through the development and provision of industry-specific speech recognition engines, alt will contribute to the realization of a world where people can focus solely on "work that's valuable only when done by people," using our products to help companies improve their operational efficiency.

▶ For inquiries regarding the introduction of AI GIJIROKU

https://gijiroku.ai/company-contact/

<Reference> Comparison with general-purpose speech recognition engines

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◆ Correct answer

Osteria is a kind of tavern where you can enjoy wine and food casually.

It is a synonym for trattoria taverna, which is often used by restaurants that serve traditional local cuisine.

◆ General-purpose speech recognition engine (84.06% correct)

GhosteryAfter that, a tavern-like restaurant where you can casually enjoy wine and food.

A synonym often named by restaurants that serve food, trattoria taverna

◆ alt Enhanced Speech Recognition Engine – AI GIJIROKU for Food & Beverage Industry (correct answer rate: 100%)

Osteria is a tavern-like restaurant where you can enjoy wine and food in a casual atmosphere, a local traditional

A synonym often named by restaurants that serve food, trattoria taverna

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 ◆ Correct answer

Benchmark stores are stores that are targeted to increase their own sales and profits in terms of location, menu offerings, unit price, interior and exterior design, etc.

◆ General-purpose voice recognition engine (correct answer rate: 85.10%)

Benchmark tents are stores that are targeted when increasing the sales profit of their own stores in terms of rich menu offerings, unit price, interior and exterior design, etc.

◆ alt enhanced speech recognition engine – AI GIJIROKU for Food & Beverage Industry (correct answer rate: 100%)

Benchmark stores are stores that are targeted to increase their own sales profit by providing location-based menus, unit price interior and exterior design, etc.

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【AI GIJIROKU Free Webinar Information!】

Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 14:00~15:00

Summary: A webinar to explain how to use AI GIJIROKU thoroughly!
We will answer your frequently asked questions! (Webinar for beginners)

Method: Free online seminar *Zoom will be used.

Application URL: https://event.alt.ai/aigijiroku_2023mar22

■ “Minutes already taken at the end of the meeting” 
      What is the AI GIJIROKU automatic transcription tool?

AI GIJIROKU is an automated meeting minutes tool that improves transcription accuracy with each use of its AI learning function. It supports real-time simultaneous translation in more than 35 major languages and boasts 99.8% speech recognition accuracy, even in specialized industries such as finance, medical, pharmaceutical, chemical, and construction. It can personalize sentences automatically learned from users' SNS, e-mail, and dictionary data, and personalize speaker identification by identifying users' voiceprints.

https://gijiroku.ai/en/

■ About alt Inc.

Founded in November 2014, alt is a venture company that "aims to free people from unproductive labor" by creating P.A.I.®️ (Personal Artificial Intelligence) and AI clones. We also develop and provide SaaS products such as AI GIJIROKU, which utilizes speech recognition technology derived from the development of AI dialogue engines. 3.5 billion yen was raised in a Series D funding round in June 2022, bringing our total amount raised to 6.2 billion yen.
https://alt.ai/en/

<For inquiries from the press>
alt Inc., Misako Nishizawa
TEL: 03-6455-4677 e-mail: press@alt.ai

<For inquiries regarding the alliance>
alt Inc., Tatsuya Kawaguchi
TEL: 03-6455-4677 e-mail: gijiroku@alt.ai