Hitachi uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to create solutions and products that help businesses solve modern-day problems and react to the unpredictable nature of business today.

1. The Amazing Ways
Hitachi Uses
And Machine Learning
Artificial Intelligence

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Since its founding in 1910, Japanese company Hitachi has been at the forefront of
innovation with a philosophy to contribute to society through "the development of
superior, original technology and products." Today, Hitachi is a multinational
conglomerate that offers operational products and services as well as IT-related digital
technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data analysis. Its artificial intelligence
and machine learning technologies are impacting not only their own services and
products but how other industries such as healthcare, shipping, finance operate.
The Amazing Ways Hitachi Uses Artificial
Intelligence And Machine Learning

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Announced in 2015, H is Hitachi’s solution for a generalized artificial intelligence technology
that can be applied to many applications rather than just built for a specific application. H
supports a wide range of applications and can generate hypotheses from the data itself and
select the best options given to it by humans. In one experiment, a robot with H technology
was able to teach itself how to swing. As you can see in the video, the process started with
inconsistent movement that doesn't create an effective swinging motion. Over a short amount
of time, H tested hypotheses, learned from data, and altered the robot's motion to ultimately
create a swinging motion that is more effective than humans produce. So far, H has been
applied in 57 projects in 14 areas from a warehouse management system to retail sales, call
centers, finance, water plants, and more.
H uses natural language processing and deep learning to process information from multiple
sensors and data points to ultimately find patterns in the data that humans would miss. It
does not require a human to set up a hypothesis in advance, and it can grow according to the
situation. The technology searches for conditions that are relevant to business objectives
based on the information it receives and then determines a method to optimize these
objectives.
Hitachi AI Technology/H

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Hitachi has used its artificial intelligence expertise to fight cyberbullying in Japanese schools,
to develop new service platform businesses, and to understand and make decisions based on
demand fluctuations and kaizen activities in the workplace. By using AI to generate logical
dialogue in Japanese, the technology also helps support enterprise decision-making for global
companies.
Hitachi AI Technology/H

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Hitachi hopes its AI technology will help fight cancer. In what appears to be the first trials of
its kind, Hitachi is screening urine samples, that can be collected by individuals in their home,
for signs of breast and colon cancer. The research of donated urine samples from cancer
patients revealed 1,300 metabolites, of which 30 are considered biomarkers of the disease.
Once the urine samples are analysed, the technology looks for those biomarkers that indicate
the body has cancer. While tests have been conducted for a couple of years, the most recent
trial is to determine if room temperature samples are suitable for analysis. If the trials are
successful, this can change the game for early cancer detection, save lives, and reduce the
cost of treating cancer.
People can mail in their urine test and not need to take time to visit the doctor's office or
experience more invasive testing procedures. Cancer screening through urine analysis is
particularly beneficial for children who might fear needles and medical treatment.
Cancer Screening

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In another partnership, Hitachi is using AI to monitor and combat food waste at a hospital.
Hospitals experience a significant amount of food waste for a variety of reasons. It’s also
important to track what and how much patients are eating. Cameras mounted on the food
trays take a picture of the tray to document what food is left over to help inform food service
decisions and patient care. This data is then fed to Hitachi’s deep learning algorithms that will
analyse the data to find patterns in the waste that humans wouldn’t be able to as quickly.
Informed with this information, hospitals can adjust food service or patient care.
Food Waste

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Stena Line, one of the largest European shipping companies, and Hitachi have partnered to
improve ship fuel efficiency with the assistance of artificial intelligence to help reduce the
emissions levels. The AI model that's currently being tested evaluates many variables,
including weather conditions, ship speed, and more. The technology allows analysis to be
done at a pace and depth that's not possible manually.
Shipping

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Many financial institutions are seeking AI-powered solutions to improve efficiency and lower
costs, and Hitachi's H big data analysis engine is a technology that can support their
businesses.
Since financial data evolves based on many variables, AI can assess large quantities of data to
determine correlations, which can inform business decisions, forecasting, fraud detection,
pricing, and more. AI can also help take over business processes.
As these and other Hitachi applications show, artificial intelligence and machine learning
continue to change how we problem solve and operate in business.
Financial

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strategic business & technology advisor to governments and companies. He helps
organisations improve their business performance, use data more intelligently, and
understand the implications of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data,
blockchains, and the Internet of Things.
LinkedIn has ranked Bernard as one of the world’s top 5 business influencers. He is a frequent
contributor to the World Economic Forum and writes a regular column for Forbes. Every day
Bernard actively engages his 1.5 million social media followers and shares content that
reaches millions of readers.
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