Founded Laboro.AI Inc. in 2016. Assumed the role of CEO. Also served as COO and CTO, Hiroshi Fujiwara.
Laboro.AI Inc. and the Rikkyo University Business Design Institute used the AI simulation market research service "Future Research" to forecast the business environment of 2030. Based on the survey results, they propose four actions that companies should undertake toward 2030.
Laboro.AI has been certified as an NVIDIA Corporation Inception Partner. For details, please see the press release.
In this free event jointly hosted by LeverageTech and Laboro.AI, we will discuss the polarization of engineers' market value amid the widespread adoption of AI tools, as well as the importance of business understanding and team management skills. Participants will learn about the points emphasized in hiring, changes in evaluation, and the "power to change" and "power to remain unchanged" needed to maintain value in the AI era.
In the Japanese Economic Newspaper's reading column "The Sea of Print," a book titled "How Japanese Companies Can Profit from AI—Deepening Business to Increase Existing Business Revenue" was introduced, written by Laboro.AI CEO and Representative Director, Shihashi, and Solution Design Director, Tanabe. The article explains how to transform AI from a cost-cutting tool into a "profit-generating power" for executives and business leaders, providing case studies and results from industries such as construction, education, and food service.
An interview article featuring Laboro.AI CEO Shihashi was published in the Japanese edition of MIT Technology Review. The article reflects on the company's 10-year journey of AI technology evolution, discusses value creation beyond efficiency, outlines the "AI Symbiote" concept for the second phase of founding, and talks about Japan’s path to becoming a global leader in AI utilization.
An interview article featuring a Laboro.AI employee was published on the AI-focused news media Ledge.ai. The article discusses treating the company's unique knowledge and judgment criteria as "context" as a corporate asset, and the theme of handing over to AI agents, as well as the four stages of AI utilization and the use of ontology and knowledge graphs.
Laboro.AI Inc. will exhibit at the 7th AI & Artificial Intelligence Expo, part of NexTech Week 2026 (Autumn), held at Makuhari Messe from Wednesday, November 11 to Friday, November 13, 2026. We will showcase examples of generative AI (AI agents) and optimization AI, as well as the research support service "Future Research". Our booth number is 2-76.
Laboro.AI has published an interview article with alumni on its official note, discussing the enduring value of AI technology changes and how solution designers should approach them.
A serialized article by our CEO, Teruo Shiihashi, and Solution Design Director, Ryo Tanabe, was published on Toyo Keizai Online. The article is an excerpt and restructured portion of the book "How Japanese Companies Make Money with AI – Deepening Business to Increase Existing Business Revenue", released on September 25, 2026, and introduces the reasons why AI implementation does not lead to results and the mindset of companies that earn money with AI without relying on general AI tools.
Laboro.AI Inc. has released a dialogue video between Mr. Akira Irayama and CEO Teruo Shiibashi on YouTube. This is a launch celebration project for a book released in September 2026, discussing the deepening of business using AI.