Anthropic and University of Tokyo to measure generative AI use

Anthropic and the University of Tokyo will work together to build an index that measures how generative artificial intelligence is affecting business management, government policy and education. The partners announced the initiative on Thursday in Tokyo, positioning the index as a tool for tracking the technology’s practical influence across organizations and schools in Japan.

The effort centers on understanding how generative artificial intelligence use is spreading beyond experimentation and into management, policy and educational settings. By creating an index, Anthropic and the University of Tokyo aim to assess the ways the technology is shaping decisions and operations in Japanese businesses and schools, as well as its relevance for government policy.

Yutaka Matsuo, a University of Tokyo professor and artificial intelligence expert, will analyze Claude’s usage data through his laboratory. Claude is Anthropic’s generative artificial intelligence service, and its usage data will form part of the research behind the index. The collaboration links Anthropic’s product data with academic analysis at the University of Tokyo, with the stated goal of gauging real-world effects rather than only technical performance.