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How AI employees are solving Japan’s labor shortage
While American AI startups are dominating the headlines, one Japanese company has begun rolling out "AI employees" to famously cautious Japanese enterprise customers. Today we talk with Shota Nakagawa the CEO of Caster a...
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How AI employees are solving Japan’s labor shortage is an episode from Disrupting Japan by Tim Romero. While American AI startups are dominating the headlines, one Japanese company has begun rolling out "AI employees" to famously cautious J...
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Published Mar 3, 2025, 26:24 long, audio available.
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While American AI startups are dominating the headlines, one Japanese company has begun rolling out "AI employees" to famously cautious Japanese enterprise customers. Today we talk with Shota Nakagawa the CEO of Caster and discuss their model of human-AI collaboration, why Japan is positioned to lead real-world AI deployment, and the big steps needed for Japan to catch up with the West. It's a great conversation, and I think you'll enjoy it.
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Published Mar 3, 2025 and 26:24 long