Yahoo Japan wants AI to do your minutes, reports, and research
Yahoo Japan is betting big that mandatory AI use can unlock workplace innovation
The company’s plan starts with automating 30% of daily tasks, like meetings and documents
Internal tools like SeekAI will handle expenses, research prompts, and summarizing meeting notes
Yahoo Japan is taking a bold step by requiring all 11,000 of its employees to integrate generative AI into their daily work, aiming to double productivity by 2028.
The company, which also operates LINE, plans to make AI tools a standard part of tasks like research, meeting documentation, expense management, and even competitive analysis.
The idea is to shift employee focus from routine output to higher-level thinking and communication by letting AI handle the groundwork and create continuous innovation.Targeting the 30% first
The rollout begins in the more universal aspects of office life: areas like searching, drafting, and routine documentation, which Yahoo Japan estimates take up about 30% of its employees’ time.
