KDDI makes domestically produced AI developer a subsidiary and enters business for companies etc. The acquisition price is said to be in the billions of yen.

Eliza developed a generation AI based on the large-scale language model "Llama2" published by Meta in the United States with support from the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. KDDI President Makoto Takahashi said at a press conference, ``Eliza is a leader in the industry with Japan's highest level of technology and implementation capabilities''