Hitachi to deploy AI agents across entire system development lifecycle

• Hitachi will use AI agents for the entire system development process, including requirement definition, programming, maintenance, and operation.
• The company aims to achieve a sharp improvement in productivity.
• Hitachi has developed a new framework that combines its knowledge of mission-critical system development with generative AI.
• A verification project with JCB is underway to standardize application development using generative AI.
• Hitachi is expanding its collaboration with OpenAI to develop AI solutions for legacy system modernization and cybersecurity.

Hitachi is set to implement AI agents across its entire system development lifecycle, encompassing everything from initial requirement definition to programming, maintenance, and operation. The Japanese technology group aims to significantly boost productivity through this comprehensive adoption of artificial intelligence.

As part of this initiative, Hitachi has developed a new framework that integrates its extensive knowledge of mission-critical system development with generative AI. This framework is designed to customize system development to meet specific customer and project needs, addressing the challenge of software engineer shortages while maintaining high quality. Preliminary in-house testing indicated that generative AI could appropriately code 70-90% of application source code.

Furthermore, Hitachi has initiated a verification project in collaboration with JCB Co., Ltd. to standardize application development using generative AI. The success of this project could lead to co-creation of development standards tailored for JCB and its business operations. JCB views generative AI as a potential driver for improvements in cost efficiency, speed, and quality in system development.

Hitachi is also expanding its partnership with OpenAI to accelerate AI-driven modernization and cybersecurity efforts. This collaboration will focus on developing AI solutions for legacy system modernization, starting with financial institutions, and leveraging OpenAI's AI models for cybersecurity through 'Trusted Access for Cyber'. These efforts are expected to enhance Hitachi's internal cybersecurity practices and strengthen its AI solution suite, HMAX.