Supply ChainJapan's NEC says AI slices its software development time, cost
Company is experimenting with use cases for its artificial intelligence solutions
NEC's Chief Technology Officer Motoo Nishihara, left, and Corporate Senior Executive Vice President Masakazu Yamashina, who also serves as co-chief operating officer (Source photos by Cheng Ting-Fang)
CHENG TING-FANG, Nikkei Asia chief tech correspondent
BARCELONA, Spain -- Japan's NEC has used artificial intelligence to cut the labor costs for some software engineering tasks by as much as 70%, as part of a companywide experiment aimed at determining the most effective uses of the new technology for businesses.