University of Tokyo AI Startup TricoLogic Offers Free "Learn AI from Scratch" Seminar for SME Business Owners

TricoLogic Inc. (Headquarters: Osaka, Osaka Prefecture; Representative Director: Akimasa Nishio), an AI startup originating from the University of Tokyo, will hold a free online seminar titled "Learn AI from Scratch: AI Utilization Seminar" for small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) business owners.

◾️ Background of the Seminar

Two and a half years have passed since the release of ChatGPT. Generative AI continues to evolve day by day, with dozens of tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Cursor, and NotebookLM proliferating, making it difficult for business owners to even keep track of their names.

While large corporations are advancing AI implementation with specialized teams, SMEs continue to voice concerns such as "There are too many tools, I don't know which one to use," "I tried it, but it didn't stick in our operations," and "I don't even really understand what generative AI is."

To date, our company has held seminars for business owners at financial institutions such as Nomura Securities and Osaka Shinkin Bank, courses at Kansai University, and industry-specific seminars for printing, dental, and real estate sectors. Through dialogues with hundreds of business owners, we have identified a fundamental challenge: "Even if you are given a tool without understanding the underlying principles, you cannot use it."

This seminar will first explain the theoretical background of generative AI—why this technology is rapidly spreading now, how it differs from conventional AI, and whether this trend is a temporary boom. Following this, the instructor will demonstrate actual AI tools on the spot, showing how they can be utilized in a business setting.

This seminar is designed to help participants understand "why this tool is necessary and how it can benefit their company," rather than just "how to use the tool."

◾️ Target Business Owners

- Those who are anxious about "having to adopt AI" but don't know where to start.

- Those who told their subordinates to "use AI" but are the least knowledgeable themselves.

- Those who tried ChatGPT but ended up using it merely as an extension of search.

- Those who are overwhelmed by the sheer number of AI seminars and don't know which ones to trust.

- Those who are uneasy about the future with their current business alone and are seeking new revenue streams.

◾️ Seminar Overview

- Seminar Name: Learn AI from Scratch: AI Utilization Seminar for SME Business Owners

- Dates (all sessions have the same content):

- May 18, 2026 (Monday) 14:00-15:00

- May 21, 2026 (Thursday) 14:00-15:00

- May 25, 2026 (Monday) 14:00-15:00

- May 28, 2026 (Thursday) 14:00-15:00

*Regularly scheduled after June

- Format: Online (Zoom)

- Participation Fee: Free

- Capacity: First 20 applicants for each session

- Target Audience: SME business owners, executives, and managers (any industry)

- Organizer: TricoLogic Inc.

- Details and Application: https://tricologic.co.jp/lp/ai-seminar-002/?utm_source=prtimes&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=ai-seminar-002

◾️ Content on the Day

The seminar will begin with an explanation of what generative AI is—starting from its theoretical background and history, and why this technology is now indispensable for business management. Following this, the instructor will carefully select and demonstrate AI tools that are truly useful in a business setting, allowing participants to concretely imagine "how they could use it in their own company."

Participants have given numerous positive feedback, such as "This was by far the easiest seminar to understand that I've ever attended" and "Even a technologically challenged small business owner could understand it."

*This seminar is intended to provide information to business owners and does not involve any aggressive solicitation of products or services.

◾️ AI Implementation Case Studies

[Case Study 1] A 69-year-old veteran employee eliminated 80 hours of work per month (Shinei Kako Co., Ltd.)

A packaging material manufacturer in Tsurumi, Osaka. Prompted by the president's remark, "You need to study AI now," a 69-year-old production manager, with no prior programming experience, self-taught AI utilization. He dedicated all 1 hour and 20 minutes of his commute time to AI learning for a year and a half, achieving complete automation of FAX order processing. Not only did 80 hours of manual work per month become zero, but he also created 60-70 self-made business automation tools. He is now affectionately called "AI Grandpa" within the company, and younger employees are also starting to embrace AI utilization.

[Case Study 2] Reduced a craftsman's 15 minutes to 15 seconds (Tsukasa Co., Ltd.)

There are infinite patterns for pipe connections, and even skilled craftsmen required 15 minutes to select the optimal solution. The AI developed by TricoLogic learned from accumulated performance data on-site and instantly analyzed vast patterns with just a voice command, providing an answer in 15 seconds. This is a 1/60th revolution.