[ROXX] Acquisition of Certification for Reliability and Safety in Recruitment Support Service 'Z Career AI Interviewer'

ROXX Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Taro Nakajima; TSE Growth: 241A), an HR tech company aiming to realize income improvement across Japan and solve labor market supply-demand mismatches through technology, announced that its proprietary recruitment support service 'Z Career AI Interviewer' has acquired the 'HR AI Ethics Conformity Certification' from the 'AI Interview & Assessment Consortium' (AIAC). This certification is awarded to companies that comply with the 'AI Interview Service Provider Guidelines' established by AIAC, an organization that facilitates information exchange and collaboration among operators, and dialogue with government agencies regarding recruitment interviews and personnel evaluations utilizing AI technology. This time, two companies, our company and PeopleX Inc. (Headquarters: Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and CEO: Daichi Tachibana), have acquired this certification. This marks the first time the certification has been awarded since the inception of the system. ■ Overview of 'HR AI Ethics Conformity Certification' AIAC is an organization aiming to realize transformation in recruitment activities by deepening social understanding of recruitment interviews and personnel evaluations utilizing AI technology, and promoting the proper use and sound social implementation of AI interviews. While AI interviews contribute to solving issues faced by traditional recruitment methods and make it possible to evaluate a candidate's qualities and abilities fairly and from multiple angles, they are a technology involved in the crucial phase of an individual's career formation called 'recruitment'. Therefore, providers are required to bear the social responsibility of continuously ensuring the reliability and safety of the evaluation process. Accordingly, in October 2025, AIAC established the 'AI Interview Service Provider Guidelines' with the expert insight of attorney Keiji Tonomura (Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu), who possesses high expertise in cutting-edge legal issues in the technology sector. These guidelines were established as important action principles for AIAC member operators to share the above recognition and contribute to the sound development of AI interviews. The 'HR AI Ethics Conformity Certification' was set up as a system to review and certify compliance with these guidelines from a third-party perspective. ■ System Overview In the 'HR AI Ethics Conformity Certification' review, conformity is evaluated in two stages: document review and system review, from the following perspectives: - Technical elimination of discriminatory evaluation (elimination of unfair judgment factors such as race, gender, ideology, etc.) - Guarantee of final decision-making by humans - Proper collection/management of personal information and security measures - Establishment of transparency and accountability systems The certification is valid for one year and can be continuously acquired through a renewal review. Any AI interview service provider can apply, and certified companies are permitted to use the certification mark in their services, sales, and PR activities. 'HR AI Ethics Conformity Certification' Mark ■ AI Interview & Assessment Consortium Participating Companies - Givery Inc. - Persol Innovation Co., Ltd. - PeopleX Inc. - ROXX Inc. (In Japanese alphabetical order) Mail: info@peoplex.jp TEL: 03-6683-4199 ■ About 'Z Career AI Interviewer' https://ai-interview.zcareer.com/ 'Z Career AI Interviewer' is a recruitment support service that replaces part of the recruitment activities with AI, reducing interview man-hours and shortening selection lead times. Candidates can take interviews using just a smartphone 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, reducing the physical and psychological burden of selection and leading to an expansion of convenient and flexible interview opportunities. Recruiting companies can widely capture the potential applicant demographic and build a flexible selection system unconstrained by time or location, including nights and holidays. By having AI evaluate and visualize a candidate's potential from multiple angles based on unified standards, it contributes to reducing recruitment mismatches between candidates and recruiting companies and ensuring fair selection opportunities. [ROXX Inc.] ROXX Inc. is an HR tech company with the mission of 'Creating a turning point in an era', aiming to realize income improvement across Japan, and solving labor market supply-demand mismatches through technology. Amidst the deepening social issues caused by a declining labor force due to a declining birthrate and aging population, the company mainly operates businesses in the HR domain to support regular employment of job seekers, focusing on inexperienced individuals, and resolving recruitment mismatches for companies, thereby contributing to the mobilization and efficiency of employment and solving issues faced by individuals and companies. - Location: 4th Floor, Shinjuku Eastside Square, 6-27-30 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022 - Representative: Taro Nakajima, Representative Director and President - Established: