Japanese materials maker sees AI cutting R&D time by 90%

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NGK Insulators plans to use AI to drastically speed up the development of new materials. (Photo courtesy of NGK)

RYOHEI SHIMIZU and TAITO KUROSE, Nikkei staff writers

NAGOYA, Japan -- A major Japanese materials manufacturer has developed a new strategy to use artificial intelligence to analyze 100 years' worth of its experiment data to speed up development of new materials.

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