Hitachi Enters Strategic Partnership with Anthropic to Enhance Lumada 3.0 Through Advanced AI
Hitachi, Ltd. has initiated a strategic collaboration with Anthropic to strengthen its 'Lumada 3.0' business model and drive AI Transformation (AX) in social infrastructure. Hitachi will deploy Claude across its 290,000 employees, train 100,000 AI professionals, and establish a new global organization.
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- Fusing over 110 years of domain knowledge with advanced AI to lead customers' AX through the safe social implementation of Physical AI.
- Utilizing advanced AI across all business processes of the approximately 290,000-strong Hitachi Group to improve productivity.
- Training AI professionals on a scale of 100,000 and jointly developing and advancing 'HMAX' based on 'customer zero' achievements.
- Establishing the 'Frontier AI Deployment Center,' a global organization spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, staffed with a 100-person expert team.
Hitachi, Ltd. (hereinafter 'Hitachi') has initiated a strategic collaboration with Anthropic PBC (hereinafter 'Anthropic'), a world leader in AI safety research and the provision of reliable AI models, to further strengthen its business model for solving social issues, 'Lumada 3.0.'
Currently, AI technology is evolving from cyberspace into Physical AI that impacts the real world, rapidly increasing the need for safe and smooth AI implementation and operation even in mission-critical environments. Through this partnership, the two companies will fuse Hitachi's deep domain knowledge, IT, OT (Operational Technology), and product expertise cultivated over 110 years with Anthropic's advanced AI. This will powerfully drive the advancement of system development and operations, as well as strengthen security, for the smooth and safe operation of social infrastructure such as power, transportation, manufacturing, and finance, contributing to the AI Transformation (AX) of customers and society.
Furthermore, to maximize the value provided to these customers, Hitachi and Anthropic will also promote business process innovation through their own AX. Advanced AI such as Claude will be introduced into all business processes of the approximately 290,000 Hitachi Group employees to improve productivity, while jointly fostering AI professionals on a scale of 100,000. Positioning this internal implementation as 'customer zero,' Hitachi will use the resulting achievements to further advance the next-generation solution suite 'HMAX by Hitachi' (hereinafter 'HMAX'), which realizes the innovation of social infrastructure through AI.
As the core for promoting value provision to customers across 190 countries and regions worldwide and internal implementation globally, Hitachi will establish the 'Frontier AI Deployment Center,' a global organization spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. As the organization's first initiative, a joint team consisting of Anthropic's Applied AI personnel and Hitachi's IT, OT, product, and security experts will be launched, bringing together the specialized knowledge of both companies.
Moving forward, originating from this organization, Hitachi will create best practices for social implementation while accelerating value creation at customer sites, contributing to the realization of a Harmonized Society utilizing AI.
■ Background
Currently, AI technology is rapidly evolving from cyberspace to Physical AI that directly acts on the real world. This is creating an environment where it is possible to solve social issues such as the severe labor shortages and increased burdens on frontline workers who support manufacturing, maintenance, and infrastructure operations, driving true DX in real society. As a company that promotes Social Innovation globally, Hitachi considers solving this issue a vital mission.
Hitachi promotes Lumada 3.0, which solves social issues by multiplying data obtained from globally deployed IT, OT, and products with deep domain knowledge cultivated over many years and AI. On the other hand, the deeper AI penetrates real-world infrastructure and frontline sites, the more extremely high safety and reliability become essential. By entering into a strategic partnership with Anthropic, which provides the advanced AI model Claude that meets these requirements and has a proven track record in the enterprise domain, Hitachi will strengthen HMAX, which embodies Lumada 3.0, and powerfully promote the empowerment of people working on the front lines.
■ Overview of the Strategic Partnership
(1) Accelerating AX by fusing Anthropic's 'Claude' and Hitachi's capabilities
By fusing the advanced code generation and analysis capabilities of Anthropic's Claude with Hitachi's system engineering capabilities in mission-critical domains, a dramatic improvement in the efficiency and quality of customers' system development and operations will be realized. In a rapidly changing market environment, this will powerfully back customers' AX, such as the rapid launch of new services and data-driven business transformation. Furthermore, targeting critical infrastructure such as finance, transportation, and power, the specialized security organization 'Cyber CoE' will closely collaborate with Anthropic to advance the detection of and response to cyberattacks.
- Utilizing advanced AI across all business processes of the approximately 290,000-strong Hitachi Group to improve productivity.
- Training AI professionals on a scale of 100,000 and jointly developing and advancing 'HMAX' based on 'customer zero' achievements.
- Establishing the 'Frontier AI Deployment Center,' a global organization spanning North America, Europe, and Asia, staffed with a 100-person expert team.
Hitachi, Ltd. (hereinafter 'Hitachi') has initiated a strategic collaboration with Anthropic PBC (hereinafter 'Anthropic'), a world leader in AI safety research and the provision of reliable AI models, to further strengthen its business model for solving social issues, 'Lumada 3.0.'
Currently, AI technology is evolving from cyberspace into Physical AI that impacts the real world, rapidly increasing the need for safe and smooth AI implementation and operation even in mission-critical environments. Through this partnership, the two companies will fuse Hitachi's deep domain knowledge, IT, OT (Operational Technology), and product expertise cultivated over 110 years with Anthropic's advanced AI. This will powerfully drive the advancement of system development and operations, as well as strengthen security, for the smooth and safe operation of social infrastructure such as power, transportation, manufacturing, and finance, contributing to the AI Transformation (AX) of customers and society.
Furthermore, to maximize the value provided to these customers, Hitachi and Anthropic will also promote business process innovation through their own AX. Advanced AI such as Claude will be introduced into all business processes of the approximately 290,000 Hitachi Group employees to improve productivity, while jointly fostering AI professionals on a scale of 100,000. Positioning this internal implementation as 'customer zero,' Hitachi will use the resulting achievements to further advance the next-generation solution suite 'HMAX by Hitachi' (hereinafter 'HMAX'), which realizes the innovation of social infrastructure through AI.
As the core for promoting value provision to customers across 190 countries and regions worldwide and internal implementation globally, Hitachi will establish the 'Frontier AI Deployment Center,' a global organization spanning North America, Europe, and Asia. As the organization's first initiative, a joint team consisting of Anthropic's Applied AI personnel and Hitachi's IT, OT, product, and security experts will be launched, bringing together the specialized knowledge of both companies.
Moving forward, originating from this organization, Hitachi will create best practices for social implementation while accelerating value creation at customer sites, contributing to the realization of a Harmonized Society utilizing AI.
■ Background
Currently, AI technology is rapidly evolving from cyberspace to Physical AI that directly acts on the real world. This is creating an environment where it is possible to solve social issues such as the severe labor shortages and increased burdens on frontline workers who support manufacturing, maintenance, and infrastructure operations, driving true DX in real society. As a company that promotes Social Innovation globally, Hitachi considers solving this issue a vital mission.
Hitachi promotes Lumada 3.0, which solves social issues by multiplying data obtained from globally deployed IT, OT, and products with deep domain knowledge cultivated over many years and AI. On the other hand, the deeper AI penetrates real-world infrastructure and frontline sites, the more extremely high safety and reliability become essential. By entering into a strategic partnership with Anthropic, which provides the advanced AI model Claude that meets these requirements and has a proven track record in the enterprise domain, Hitachi will strengthen HMAX, which embodies Lumada 3.0, and powerfully promote the empowerment of people working on the front lines.
■ Overview of the Strategic Partnership
(1) Accelerating AX by fusing Anthropic's 'Claude' and Hitachi's capabilities
By fusing the advanced code generation and analysis capabilities of Anthropic's Claude with Hitachi's system engineering capabilities in mission-critical domains, a dramatic improvement in the efficiency and quality of customers' system development and operations will be realized. In a rapidly changing market environment, this will powerfully back customers' AX, such as the rapid launch of new services and data-driven business transformation. Furthermore, targeting critical infrastructure such as finance, transportation, and power, the specialized security organization 'Cyber CoE' will closely collaborate with Anthropic to advance the detection of and response to cyberattacks.
FAQ
What is the goal of the Hitachi and Anthropic partnership?
To implement safe and reliable AI (AX) in mission-critical social infrastructure like power and finance.
What is the 'customer zero' approach?
Hitachi uses AI internally among its 290,000 employees first, then offers the proven solutions to customers.
What is the role of the Frontier AI Deployment Center?
A global team of 100 experts from both companies to accelerate AI social implementation and value creation across North America, Europe, and Asia.