Hakuhodo DY Media Partners and the Tokyo University of Science begin joint development of next-generation media content powered by AI: Phase one is the development of voice media for smart speakers

In August 2017, the Smart Media Lab at Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Hirotake Yajima) and the Owada Research Group in the Faculty of Science and Technology at Tokyo University of Science (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; President: Akira Fujishima) began joint development of next-generation media content powered by artificial intelligence.
The Smart Media Lab at Hakuhodo DY Media Partners began its activities in January of this year. Since then, it has been pursuing the development of next-generation media content business activities that can be rolled out via smart media devices. The lab has now has reached an agreement with the Owada Research Group in the Faculty of Science and Technology at Tokyo University of Science to move forward with the development of next-generation voice media.