Japanese fintech firm makes ChatGPT compulsory for new recruits

LayerX Inc. requires entry-level candidates to be tested on chatbot technology by OpenAI and Notion AI.

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As the debate over how artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the workforce continues, one Japanese fintech company is taking a bold step by making it mandatory for new recruits to use the technology and even testing them on it. Tokyo-based LayerX Inc. is promoting the digitisation of business transactions and believes that AI, specifically the chatbot technology created by OpenAI Inc. and Notion AI, will help them achieve their goal. LayerX is confident that it is on the right side of the growing divide over the use of the technology, despite many Wall Street banks and major Japanese firms limiting its use.

LayerX is taking a proactive approach to integrating AI into its workforce by requiring entry-level candidates to be tested on their use of the chatbot. Recruits are assessed on their ability to initiate the process well, rather than their actual answers, and asked to research the limitations of the technology. According to Takaya Ishiguro, the chief human resources officer at LayerX, the company recognizes that ChatGPT is not perfect, but they believe that it is dangerous to be too afraid to utilise new technology.

LayerX recently received 5.5 billion yen ($41 million) in a round of Series A funding backed by MUFG’s venture capital arm and Mitsui & Co. While the company is not expecting an immediate impact on profits from the use of the technology, they expect to hire about 20 new recruits each year and raise productivity rapidly. The recruits’ focus will be to assess the accuracy of ChatGPT’s output. Chatbot’s tendency to confidently give incorrect answers has prompted businesses thinking of adopting it, to rethink.

LayerX is taking a bold step by making it mandatory for new recruits to use the chatbot technology, and testing them on it. While many companies are still sceptical about the use of AI, LayerX is confident that integrating the technology into their workforce will help them achieve their goal of digitising business transactions. They believe that it is dangerous to be too afraid to utilise new technology and that it will ultimately benefit their company in the long run.

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