Murata Manufacturing Adopts “exaBase IR Assistant”
– So the Company Can Focus on High Value-Added Information Disclosures Through Business-Specific Generative AI –
Exa Enterprise AI Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, representative director: Takuma Oue, hereinafter “Exa Enterprise AI”), a group company of ExaWizards Inc., has been selected by Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto, President: Norio Nakajima, hereinafter “Murata Manufacturing”) to provide the “exaBase IR Assistant powered by ChatGPT API” (hereafter “exaBase IR Assistant”). Murata Manufacturing will use this business-specific generative AI in IR operations to promote the DX of IR staff work and create a system for higher value-added information disclosures.
Exa Enterprise AI aims to achieve a society where people can unlock their potential and face new challenges by providing generative AI services and products to improve productivity.
☑ Background of Introduction
Murata Manufacturing has a “Policy on Constructive Dialogue with Shareholders and Investors” and engages in IR activities with the capital market in a variety of ways. They conduct financial results briefings (4 times), company briefings, ESG briefings, individual meetings with analysts and institutional investors (535 meetings in FY2022), briefings for individual investors, general shareholders meetings, reports for shareholders (twice a year), and information dissemination via their website. Murata Manufacturing has been recognized for their proactive IR activities, including the Nikkei Integrated Reporting Award and the Excellent IR Company Award.
Murata Manufacturing has been considering the use of generative AI in their IR activities to maximize the use of their resources when communicating with the capital market. They decided to adopt exaBase IR Assistant, a generative AI service specialized for IR operations, to transform the process of creating materials for financial results briefings, ESG briefings, etc., and to create a system that allows them to focus on value-added, high-quality information disclosures.
☑ exaBase IR Assistant’s Track Record
exaBase IR Assistant has fielded inquiries from hundreds of listed companies since the product version launched in October 2023. The service is currently implemented by companies in the Prime, Standard, and Growth markets of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in a variety of industries and sectors. A wide range of departments, including IR, general affairs, legal, corporate planning, and accounting are using the service in response to financial results and at shareholder meetings.
☑About exaBase IR Assistant
exaBase IR Assistant uses AI to generate potential questions that may be asked at financial results briefings, general shareholders’ meetings, press conferences, etc., and provides draft answers to those questions that includes company-specific information from IR documents and other data sources. We are adding new functions and intend to link to external information as we continue to improve the convenience of our products.
【Exa Enterprise AI Corporate Profile】
Company Name: Exa Enterprise AI Inc.
Location: 1-9-2 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Shiodome Sumitomo Building 21F
Established: October 2023
Representative: Takuma Oue, Representative Director
Business: Planning, development, and sales of products and services for business reform and productivity improvement using AI technologies.
URL: https://exawizards.com/eai/
【ExaWizards Corporate Profile】
Company Name: ExaWizards Inc.
Location: 1-9-2 Higashi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Shiodome Sumitomo Building 21F
Established: February 2016
Representative: Makoto Haruta, Representative Director & President
Business: Industrial Innovation and the Resolution of Social Issues via AI Service Development
URL: https://exawizards.com/en/
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