[Crowdworks Co., Ltd.] AI tech, which achieved ARR of over 190 million yen in the 11th month of release of its generation AI tool, joins Crowdworks.
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Press release: March 27, 2024
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AI tech, which achieved ARR of over 190 million yen in the 11th month of release of its generation AI tool, joins Cloudworks as a group *Drastically improve individual productivity by providing generative AI tools and accelerate the mission of “becoming an infrastructure for individuals”*
Crowdworks Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Koichiro Yoshida), which operates an online human resource matching business that connects companies and individuals.
At the board of directors meeting held on March 27, 2024, the Company announced that the Company will become the wholly-owning parent company in the stock exchange, AI tech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “AI
We have resolved to implement a stock exchange (hereinafter referred to as the “Share Exchange”) that will make “Tech” a wholly owned subsidiary.
*For details on the stock exchange, future outlook, etc., please refer to the timely disclosure released by the Company today.
https://www.release.tdnet.info/inbs/140120240327560939.pdf
AI tech ( https://a-i-tech.co/
) is a company with the mission of “Create a future that doesn’t exist now by yourself through AI development,” and has created a tool for creating articles and images using AI, “Custom-made AI ( We develop and operate AI systems and web services such as
“https://ordermaid.ai/lp“.
“Made-to-order
“AI” is a subscription-based service that includes all kinds of generative AI tools, such as article creation and image creation. It has become a hot topic because it is easy to use for anyone from beginners to advanced users, and 10,000 people registered for the service the month after its release in May 2023. As of March 26, 2024, the number of registered users has exceeded 110,000, making it one of the largest user numbers in Japan for a side job support tool that makes full use of generative AI. In addition, the number of paid users is increasing, and as of March 26, 2024, the ARR has exceeded 190 million yen.
* -Customized AI introduction video-*
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QmnLVMlBhM
* -Number of users-*
Our company has more than 6 million users and provides the No. 1 online talent matching platform, and AI operates an AI tool with one of the largest user numbers in Japan.
By combining the knowledge of tech, we can dramatically improve the productivity of individuals working in various ways such as crowd workers, freelancers, side jobs, etc.
* ■Comment from Koichiro Yoshida, Representative Director and CEO, Crowdworks Co., Ltd. *
Amid major changes in the way individuals work, such as side jobs for full-time employees and side jobs for freelancers, individual productivity is dramatically improving due to the expansion of generative AI. In fact, it has been found that workers who utilize generative AI have twice the cost of completing a job. A.I.
There is no doubt that the AI tools that tech is creating one after another will greatly contribute to improving the unit price of workers’ orders. A.I.
By incorporating tech knowledge and strengthening AI solutions for clients, we will quickly achieve the medium-term management goal “YOSHIDA300” that contributes to improving corporate productivity, and realize our mission of “becoming an infrastructure for individuals.” We will accelerate this.
* ■Comment from Ryoichiro Hata, CEO of AI tech Co., Ltd. *
A.I.
tech has been providing services that allow anyone to use generative AI to expand what they can do and achieve what they want to do, with the mission of “creating a future that doesn’t exist right now through AI development.” I’ve been here.
Through this collaboration with Crowdworks, we aim to further expand the number of users of our services and quickly achieve ARR of 1 billion yen. By combining Japan’s best crowdsourcing with Japan’s largest AI sideline tools, we aim to become a part of Japan’s AI market. In addition to using it as a tool, we are also considering new businesses that can provide comprehensive support for everything related to AI and side jobs.
* ■Comment from Hiroaki Shirota, Director and COO of AI tech Co., Ltd. * Crowdworks has a solid customer base and excellent service management know-how, while AI tech’s “custom-made”
“AI” has a variety of useful tools that use generative AI. We will take full advantage of the strengths of both parties and challenge the possibilities of using AI in side jobs. In the future, we plan to introduce new AI solutions one after another in addition to popular services such as AI lighting and AI image generation. We will do our best to meet the expectations of our stakeholders and open up the future of AI side jobs.
* ■Comment from Shogo Mizushima, Director and CTO, AI tech Co., Ltd. * This collaboration will allow Customized AI’s development team to work closely with CrowdWorks engineers to accelerate the development of AI services. The first step is deep integration with the CrowdWorks platform. In addition, we will proceed with the development of new businesses that analyze user behavior history and preference data. We believe that by anticipating user needs and continuing to present new ways to utilize AI, we can greatly expand the possibilities of AI side jobs.
* ■About CrowdWorks’ AI-related initiatives *
Until now, we have been reporting on the changes that will occur in the labor market as the use of AI progresses, and the increasing demand for workers who utilize AI. Internally, we have introduced matching AI algorithms to grow our business and strengthened our efforts to use generative AI to improve productivity in daily operations. As an extension of these AI-related efforts and
accumulated knowledge, this time, AI
The tech team will be joining us. By entering the AI market in earnest and increasing the added value of AI x workers in the labor market, we will contribute to improving worker compensation.
* -AI related release list-*
May 11, 2023 Crowdworks ChatGPT cases increase rapidly, increasing 5 times (1,400 cases) in 3 months
“ChatGPT” New job categories, occupations, and skills
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/bmhtvn8o6k1f/
July 10, 2023 Crowdworks releases “ChatGPT Jobs” special page ~The number of registered AI-related workers is over 10,000, and the number of actual workers has rapidly increased to over 3,600 this year, with further expansion expected in the future~
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/rpa9enmybgou/
July 31, 2023 Cloudtech starts accepting AI engineer registrations From two job categories: “Machine Learning Engineer” and “Prompt Engineering” ~Further promote matching in response to increasing AI-related client needs and generated AI demand~
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/vsg9ir5klp9/
August 10, 2023 Crowdworks analyzes increasing generative AI work trends ~231% increase in generated AI writing projects, 20% increase in unit price for AI data processing work, and more than 75% of jobs recommending/permitting the use of ChatGPT~
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/twpoh4e1yk/
August 31, 2023 Find out the perfect side job for you just by answering 6 questions!
LINE chatbot “AI side job diagnosis” launched
~ Crowdworks in-house AI utilization contest “Generative AI Award” grand prize idea put into practice ~
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/dj8tk2fxia/
September 4, 2023 Mirai Works x Crowd Works enters into business partnership in freelance IT human resources field
~ Mutual use of human resources databases from both companies to address a wide range of client issues from DX to AI utilization ~ https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/e5nwzvd1a/
October 4, 2023
Crowdworks CEO Koichiro Yoshida takes the stage at a lecture hosted by the University of Tsukuba, “Employment, Work, and Workstyles in the ChatGPT Era”
~Lecture on the theme of “Working in an Age of Uncertainty” with professors from the University of Tsukuba and Tsukuba University of Technology~
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/k4vajyzodoaw/
October 19, 2023 PKSHA Technology × Crowdworks begins business partnership using interactive AI
~Analyzing job transaction big data and using AI algorithms to achieve highly satisfying job matching~
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/ektxoa_0yy/
December 5, 2023 Crowdworks accumulates a total of 276 productivity improvement cases through “PIP”, an in-house productivity improvement knowledge sharing contest
~Achieved a 99% reduction in development man-hours by utilizing generative AI~ https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/pgxfe6k8sni/
December 25, 2023 74.2% of CloudTech registered engineers use generated AI in their work
Most productivity increases due to “improving code creation
efficiency with Chat GPT”
～Cloud Tech “Survey on the actual situation regarding the business use of generated AI” Two out of three people feel improvement in work efficiency～
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/g75lhb5l6f/
December 25, 2023 Crowdworks, number of generative AI-related contracts increased 8.4 times compared to last year
~ High unit price, approximately twice that of jobs other than those related to AI-based IT engineers, 3.5 times higher than jobs related to generated AI ~
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/h1-9rx695-44/
February 8, 2024 Quickly respond to all management issues of client companies Full-scale rollout of “CROWDWORKS Consulting” begins
~Management support with CW’s “productivity improvement model” in all areas such as generative AI, sales DX, CRM, etc.~
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/i3xowyst72o6/
February 14, 2024 Crowdworks “AI teacher data creation agency service” launched Workers with specialized knowledge support accurate data creation ～CrowdWorks.jp also adds a new category/skill for “AI annotation”～ https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/96n2vzzyz/
February 26, 2024 Crowdworks supports workers with AI skills “AI Writing Introductory Course” by Minna no College decided to start ~An online reskilling course that helps you realize your own unique way of working, helping you increase your compensation by acquiring AI skills~
https://crowdworks.co.jp/news/8psskc5ho8jg/
March 27, 2024
(Today) AI tech, which achieved ARR of over 190 million yen in the 11th month of release of its generation AI tool, joins CloudWorks as a group
~ Dramatically improve individual productivity by providing generative AI tools and accelerate the mission of “becoming an infrastructure for individuals” ~ This release
* ■About Crowdworks Co., Ltd. *
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