Nippon Steel Solutions entered into a strategic agreement with U.S.-based Anthropic to market an AI platform externally and plans to roll out AI-powered business-efficiency services for manufacturers, including its parent company Nippon Steel, with sales targeted to begin during the fiscal year ending March 2027.
Nippon Steel Solutions disclosed that it had entered into a strategic agreement with U.S.-based Anthropic in the AI field and planned to market an AI platform, including generative AI, externally. The agreement is scheduled to take effect on 1 October, strengthening the framework for cooperation in the AI field. Through this agreement, Nippon Steel Solutions plans to expand the provision of services using Anthropic's generative AI, Claude.
The target customers are expected to include manufacturers such as parent company Nippon Steel, with services to be developed to support greater business efficiency through the use of AI. The aim is reportedly to improve customers' business processes by providing an AI platform.
Nippon Steel Solutions indicated that it expects to begin external sales of the AI platform during the fiscal year ending March 2027. Details of future sales development and the specific form of provision remain subject to further announcements. Through the strategic agreement with Anthropic, the company is also expected to expand the adoption and use of generative AI among corporate customers.
The article was reported by Nikkei and outlines key points including cooperation in the AI field and the timing of the start of sales.