KDDI, Kyodo News and About 30 Media Outlets Launch AI App Buffmee, Answering Questions from About 150 Sources
KDDI on January 28 launched Buffmee, an AI app developed with about 30 media and publishing partners including Kyodo News. The app answers user questions using articles and clearly attributes sources, aiming to enhance information reliability and professionalism. Publishers earn revenue based on usage frequency and gain reader exposure. The app is free for basic use, with paid options for exclusive content, and supports searches for popular recipe books and railway magazine data. Future plans include collecting nearby restaurant articles from expired food magazines and direct reading of cited sources. The content pool includes about 150 sources.
KDDI announced on January 28 that it has launched an artificial intelligence application, Buffmee, in collaboration with about 30 media outlets and publishers. The app uses articles to answer user questions and clearly marks the sources, aiming to enhance the reliability and professionalism of information.
Publishers receive revenue based on usage frequency and can gain reader exposure through citations. The app is free for basic use, with paid options that unlock exclusive content. It supports searches for popular recipe books and railway magazine data, among others.
Future plans include adding a feature that collects articles about nearby shops from expired food magazines, as well as a function to directly read cited magazines or books. The participating parties include about 150 content sources.
Why this event matters
The event has a measured impact on 2 industrys. The strongest current signal is positive for Artificial Intelligence, with intensity 40/100 and 60% confidence over a short term horizon.
Artificial Intelligence
- Direction
- positive
- Intensity
- 40
- Confidence
- 60%
- Horizon
- Short term
Publishing & Broadcasting
- Direction
- positive
- Intensity
- 30
- Confidence
- 60%
- Horizon
- Short term
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