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2024/03/01
Saya Ichikawa, Deloitte Tohmatsu, NVIDIA, and other distinguished guests to speak at alt Conference 2024, “The Shock of ZERO – AI and Humans: Change or Slavery?”
A discussion on the future of generative AI with Masaya Mori, Executive Officer, Deloitte Tohmatsu, and Takeshi Isaki, General Manager, Business Division, NVIDIA
alt Inc. (https://alt.ai/en/), the Japan-based developer and distributor of Personal Artificial Intelligence (P.A.I.®️) and AI clone technology (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kazutaka Yonekura), will hold its free alt Conference 2024 on Thursday, March 28, from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. at Bellesalle Tokyo Nihonbashi.
We are pleased to announce that model Saya Ichikawa; Masaya Mori, Executive Officer of Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting; and Takeshi Isaki, General Manager of Enterprise Business Division, NVIDIA Corporation, will be among the guests at the conference sessions. (https://event.alt.ai/alt-conference2024)
The Shock of ZERO – AI and Humans : Change or Slavery?
This event, titled "The Shock of ZERO – AI and Humans: Change or Slavery?" will discuss what technology should be like and how our economy should evolve in the face of the reassessment of human value itself brought about by the rise of generative AI.
Saya Ichikawa, a widely acclaimed model and TV personality, will be a special guest speaker at the event. In addition, we will be joined Masaya Mori, Executive Officer of Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting, who brings considerable skill in DX planning and execution, Big Data, AI, IoT, and 5G business applications; and Takeshi Isaki, General Manager of Enterprise Business Division, NVIDIA Corporation, who also serves as a board member at the Japan Deep Learning Association. Both stand at the forefront of business and technological development.
We will discuss the theme of this conference, Zero Impact—a world without the need for people—which is now beginning to be built through the rise of generative AI; what benefits this will bring to us and what the future of technology and the economy should look like; and what strategies Japanese companies and society, which are falling behind GAFAM in terms of capital and development power, should adopt.
At the opening of the conference, alt CEO Yonekura will present an in-depth look at the creation of a work environment in which people are no longer needed and its infinite possibilities. In addition, innovative new services will be presented, focusing on the role AI will play in the labor market of the future and the creation of new value for humanity.
Following this, a variety of guest speakers will discuss topics such as GenAI to PAI, “human capital management” judges with AI, the illness and cure of Japan’s DX, CloneM&A, next-generation sales models utilizing AI, and people quietly changing the world of AI.
The conference will offer alt's innovative approaches to the topic of Zero Impact from a wide range of perspectives, not only to business owners, sales, consultants, and engineers but also to anyone interested in enhancing business competitiveness, discovering new business models, and responding to market needs.
Please join us as a party of this era for a day of exciting discussion on how humanity, Japan, the economy, and business will be transformed by the disruptive technology of generative AI. We recommend registering early as seats are limited.
【Overview of the alt Conference 2024】
Title：alt Conference 2024: The Shock of ZERO – AI and Humans: Change or Slavery?
Date：Thursday, March 28, 15:00-18:30
Reception will be held after the closing session.
Venue：Bellesalle Tokyo Nihonbashi
Tokyo Nihonbashi Tower B2, 2-7-1 Nihonbashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-6005
Access：Directly connected to Nihonbashi Station Exit B6 (Ginza, Tozai, & Asakusa Lines)
Admission：Free
To register, please visit https://event.alt.ai/alt-conference2024
Details on speakers, program, and more will be released as they become available.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at the contact information below.
【Guest Profile】
Saya Ichikawa
Raised in Detroit, USA, Ms. Ichikawa was scouted at the age of 16 and debuted as an exclusive model for a magazine. Since then, she has been active in many fashion magazines. Her interests include music, reading, watching anime, trains, sumo wrestling, and eating out. Well versed in various genres such as rock, classical, and pop music, Ms. Ichikawa is currently the navigator of J-WAVE's “Orient Star Time and Tide” (every Saturday from 21:00 to 21:50), as well as the MC of NHK FM's “x Classics” (every Sunday from 14:00 to 15:50).
Masaya Mori, Executive Officer, Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting
After working for a foreign consulting firm and a global Internet company, Mr. Mori assumed his current position, where he works in new business creation and large-scale organization management utilizing cutting-edge technologies in EC and finance. He has experience in DX planning and execution, big data, AI, IoT, and 5G business utilization from his experience leading R&D in various countries around the world, as well as experience in building and promoting DX organizations with 1,200 employees directly under CDO.
Mr. Mori is a Specially Appointed Professor at Tohoku University, Advisor of Collaborative Platform Development at the University of Tokyo, and Advisor at the Japan Deep Learning Association. He has previously served on the Advisory Board of the Information Processing Society of Japan, the Evaluation Committee for Technology Development Projects of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the CIO Training Committee.
Takeshi Isaki, General Manager, Enterprise Business Division, NVIDIA Corporation
Mr. Isaki received his B.S. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 1999. After developing DVD application processors, video codecs for cell phones, and DSP applications at Texas Instruments Japan K.K., he headed the company’s Digital Product Marketing Division. He joined NVIDIA in 2015, where he was responsible for business development of deep learning and currently manages the Enterprise Business Division. Mr. Isaki serves as the director of the Japan Deep Learning Association and the Japanese Society for Artificial Intelligence, and is a Technical Committee Member at NEDO.
【alt conference 2024 Program Outline】
Kazutaka Yonekura, CEO, alt Inc. x Saya Ichikawa
Zero Impact: A world without the need for people
Under the theme of Zero Impact—a world without the need for people—Yonekura will delve deeply into the creation and unlimited possibilities of a work environment in which people are no longer needed. In addition, the following innovative new services will be presented, focusing on the role AI will play in the future labor market and the creation of new value for humanity.
■ alt personal agent:
An automated operation system based on a general-purpose LLM (large language model).
This service automates and improves the efficiency of daily operations.
■ Clone matching (HR):
A next-generation, LLM-powered matching system.
By incorporating qualitative information that has not been taken into account in the past, the system can respond to complex needs in the HR domain.
■ Avatar interactive automatic HR system by altBRAIN:
This system enables the AI (Brain) to autonomously perform everything from lead acquisition to the first interview, driving improved efficiency and quality in the recruitment process.
The presentation will also provide concrete examples of how the proactive use of AI technology is the turning point for companies to become the winners of the future. We will discuss with our audience the pivotal choice every business must make now: to ride the wave of technological innovation or to forgo it.
Yoshikazu Nishimura, CTO, alt Inc.
GenAI to PAI
What comes next after GenAI: I will discuss alt's vision of the future from a technological perspective. I’ll also talk about the future horizon of GenAI, from responsive to autonomous and from general to personalized.
Yusuke Hioki, Director and CFO, alt Inc.
“Human capital management” judges with AI
Examining human resources displaced by AI vs. human resources that continue to create value.
Imagining the world 30 or 100 years from now, what does essential "human capital management" (maximizing the value of human resources) mean? I will explore the optimal direction that society, companies, and individuals should aim for by judging some prevalent misconceptions with the help of AI.
Takahiro Ikushima x Kentaro Inui x Yoshikazu Nishimura
Special conversation (panel discussion)
Junki Komura, AI/DX Consultant Principal and Business Development Manager, alt Inc.
The illness and cure of Japan’s DX
Digital clones create labor production and accompany and support people. People add unique value.
alt can provide AI/DX solutions that are not traditional coping strategies, but cause-oriented. This program will include the results of alt's own research and will include a demonstration of one of our solutions.
Katsuya Asai, General Manager, AI Solutions Division, alt Inc.
The beginning of the clone business
Strategic implementation of AI brings significant added value to companies. An optimal AI strategy comes with benefits in many aspects, such as increased efficiency, faster decision-making, and improved customer experience, and is a key component to overall organizational growth and competitiveness. At alt, we create innovative initiatives to enhance the competitiveness of client businesses, discover new business models, and provide products and services that meet the needs of the market. We will introduce you to our clients with examples of actual initiatives.
Heizo Takenaka x Masaya Mori x Takeshi Isaki x Yusuke Hioki
Special conversation (panel discussion)
Masataka Inoue, AI M&A Managing Director, alt Inc.
–CloneM&A– Ending the M&A market pain
The M&A intermediary industry is booming at a time when the lack of successors for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their closure from profitability have been defined as pressing national issues.
Although it attracts attention from the stock market as a 20 trillion yen industry, it is in fact extremely labor intensive and does not reach the many SMEs that need M&A services.
The CloneM&A developed by alt will lead to a fundamental solution to this social problem. I will introduce alt's cutting-edge technology that will light up the future of SMEs with a demonstration.
Fumiya Hosaka, AE Manager, AI SaaS Division, alt Inc.
Next-generation sales models using AI: the end of the sales force–like SaaS business
This presentation will introduce the de facto standard for next-generation sales models utilizing AI.
In Japan, where the working population is expected to decline in the future, how do we reduce the workforce and secure the sales force that will be the starting point of management and planning by working together with AI? And how do we horizontally deploy the know-how of top salespeople? Here are some answers from alt.
Special Guest x Special Guest x Yoshikazu Nishimura
Special conversation (panel discussion)
Yuta Hitomi, AI lead engineer, R&D Division, alt Inc.
People quietly changing the world of AI
In this session, I will introduce companies that are finding ways to get along well with foundational models in an environment of LLM model development dominated by big tech, and are seeking to apply foundational models and develop peripheral technologies. Through their strategic initiatives and technological approaches, we will explore new developments in the field of AI.
■About alt Inc.
Established in November 2014, alt Inc. is a venture firm with the mission of freeing humankind from non-creative/unproductive labor through the creation of 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 born from the development of AI dialogue engines. As of September 2023, our cumulative funding has reached over 8 billion yen.
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alt Conference 2024 Secretariat
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