Konosuke Matsushita is considered one of the most prominent businessmen in Japanese history. Neural networks will help the country not forget his ideas.
Panasonic decided to «resurrect» of its founder Konosuke Matsushita with the help of artificial intelligence technologies. The company wants to enable its current employees to understand and apply a management philosophy based on the principles developed by the businessman who passed away in 1989.
The number of people who knew Matsushita during his lifetime has greatly decreased, and this requires the preservation of his legacy. The AI version of the founder was developed in collaboration with the Matsuo Institute, which trained the system based on the entrepreneur's works, speeches and interviews. The model was trained using more than 3000 voice recordings, which will allow the unusual neural network to imitate the style of thinking, actions and speech.
It is expected that the digital «twin» will not only share wisdom, but also be able to help in making managerial decisions in various situations. However, will Panasonic be able to competently manage its business processes, relying on the decisions of an AI version of a long-gone person — the question is controversial. Nevertheless, the company hopes that this will motivate new employees to develop a qualitatively new approach in the development of electronics.
Konosuke Matsushita is considered one of Japan's greatest business leaders, and his philosophy still influences business today. He wrote more than 40 books that are still relevant today. For example, this is the bestseller “The Way”, which is considered mandatory literature for businessmen. The Panasonic company sets itself an ambitious task — not only to preserve the legacy of its founder, but also to adapt his wisdom to modern business realities. We will find out soon whether they will be able to carry out their plan.