Leach Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Takuya Tominaga, hereinafter Leach), which handles consulting and development of generative AI technology, starts providing "Leach Generative AI Data Preparation", a new service that allows outsourcing of data preparation work accompanying the promotion of generative AI projects of companies, from today.
This service solves data-related challenges faced by companies that cannot fully utilize their own data or companies that hold generative AI contract projects by acting as a one-stop agent for cleansing (cleaning), data augmentation, and acquisition of additional data necessary for generative AI.
This allows companies to focus on core business without being bothered by complicated data processing, accelerating the creation of business value through generative AI utilization.
Details of Generative AI Data Preparation
■ Background of Service Provision
In recent years, business utilization of generative AI technologies represented by ChatGPT is spreading rapidly amidst the promotion of DX (Digital Transformation). On the other hand, the current situation is that "data preparation for AI learning" is a major barrier in the introduction and operation stages.
In fact, it is said that about 80% of the time of the entire AI project is spent on data preprocessing and processing, and enormous man-hours are devoted before model development. [Reference]
Especially in companies that possess a large amount of in-house data but cannot utilize it because it is unorganized, or companies that are busy with data processing in contract development of generative AI solutions, there are not a few cases where sufficient results cannot be drawn due to lack of resources.
In response to this situation, Leach, led by Tominaga from Toshiba, starts providing "Leach Generative AI Data Preparation" to solve data preparation worries in corporate generative AI utilization and support maximization of business results.
Inquire about Generative AI Data Preparation
■ What is "Leach Generative AI Data Preparation"?
□ Service Overview
"Leach Generative AI Data Preparation" is an outsourcing service where a specialized team handles all various data preparation tasks (data preprocessing) necessary for the introduction and development of generative AI. Depending on the project content and data status of the client company, we quickly build high-quality AI-Ready datasets to maximize the performance of generative AI.
We support a wide range from one-off PoC to full-scale operation, realizing an environment where in-house data scientists can focus on original analysis and development work.
□ Target Companies/Cases
- Companies considering introducing generative AI utilizing in-house data but are stalling because data organization and processing are not progressing
- SI/development companies devoting excessive man-hours to data collection and preprocessing in generative AI app development for clients
Starting with cases like the above, companies in general that have issues such as "lack of human resources to devote to data preparation" or "lack of know-how on data utilization" are targets of this service.
□ Service Content
Leach's specialized staff will perform the following tasks necessary for generative AI projects collectively on behalf of customers.
- Data Cleansing: Cleanse to clean data suitable for model learning, such as deletion of erroneous input/duplicate data, complementation of missing values, masking of confidential information, etc.
- Data Augmentation: Expand the training dataset by performing data synthesis and additional labeling when there is only a small amount of data. This secures the amount of data necessary for improving model accuracy.
- Additional Data Acquisition: Acquire missing data from outside by obtaining public data etc. according to the purpose of the project. Also support discovery of unused data sleeping in the company.
□ Pricing Plan
We offer clear pricing plans according to the scale and needs of the introducing company (* prices are all excluding tax).
- Lite Plan (for small-scale data): For projects with relatively few data items. Basic data cleansing and simple data augmentation are performed. Price: From 300,000 yen.
- Standard Plan (for standard projects): For full-scale AI model construction projects. In addition to cleansing, comprehensive support up to advanced data augmentation and additional data acquisition as needed. Price: From 1 million yen.
- Enterprise Plan (for large-scale/continuous support): Supports large-scale data and continuous data preparation needs. Flexible response to long-term contracts and customization requirements. Price: Individual estimate (approx. from 3 million yen).
■ Introduction Steps
- Inquiry / Free Consultation: Please contact us from our website. Specialized staff will interview current issues and data status and conduct free consultation.
- Data Diagnosis and Plan Proposal: We analyze samples of entrusted data and organize issues, and propose optimal preparation content, schedule, and estimate.
- Contract / Service Execution: Contract is concluded upon agreement with the proposal content. Leach's specialized team carries out data preparation work, delivers result data after completion. Support up to incorporation into model learning as needed.
※ We assume a period of several weeks to several months depending on data amount and content. We will respond to urgent projects as much as possible, so please consult us.
■ Comment from Leach Inc. CEO Takuya Tominaga
"Quality data is essential to maximize the performance of generative AI models, but preparing it takes more effort and labor than imagined. From my own experience engaging in AI development at Toshiba and developing generative AI services individually, I have painfully realized that data preparation is the key to AI project success. However, in many companies, resources that can be devoted to this "muddy" data preparation are insufficient, and cases where the willingness to utilize AI does not bear fruit are scattered.
'Leach Generative AI Data Preparation' is a service that creates an environment where customers can concentrate on idea creation and business innovation that they should originally focus on, by us taking over the burden of such data preparation. With Leach's technical capabilities and passion, we will help create new value from your sleeping data assets."