SAKATA INX Group
Basic Policy on Artificial Intelligence
We pursue our corporate philosophy of "Mind within the Mind." We will move forward with innovation and help achieve the sustainable development of society with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for developing a communication culture that makes people's lives more enjoyable. However, the inappropriate use of AI technologies has a risk of exacerbating discrimination, infringing privacy or causing other issues. The SAKATA INX Group understands that it is essential to use AI with a high sense of ethics and social conscience. It has consequently established the SAKATA INX Group Basic Policy on Artificial Intelligence as set out below.
Scope
This policy applies to all officers, corporate advisors and employees of the SAKATA INX Group (including quasi-employees such as non-regular staff, contract employees, part-time employees, temporary dispatch workers and fixed-term employees). We also require all business partners involved with our products and services (our business partners and suppliers) to understand and support this policy.
1. Principle of centering on humans
AI is a tool that assists humans in making decisions. Final decisions will be made by humans with high sense of ethics and social conscience. We will respect human rights and place emphasis on the perspective of centering on humans so that AI technologies contribute to people's happiness and social development.
2. Human resource development
We will continue to provide education to develop personnel with proper understanding of AI technologies and their limitation and with a sense of ethics for using such technologies in appropriate manners.
3. Protection of privacy
When using the AI, we will give top priority to protecting personal information. When collecting and using information, we will comply with laws and regulations in the country and beyond as well as with the internal rules and handle information properly to prevent any individual from being disadvantaged.
4. Ensuring security
We will recognize the security risks involved in the use of AI and institute proper security measures. We will ensure the security of AI systems and provide an environment that allows users to make use of them with peace of mind.
5. Ensuring fair competition
In using AI, we will ensure fair, impartial, transparent and free competition and aim to build mutual relationships of trust with all stakeholders without the impact of the AI unreasonably benefitting specific stakeholders and achieve coexistence with mutual prosperity and a sustainable society.
6. Fairness, impartiality and transparency
To prevent any unreasonable discrimination arising from any use of the AI, we will make decisions with a high level of fairness, impartiality and transparency in accordance with the reason, conscience and moral values and fulfill our accountability with respect to our stakeholders for the results.
Established on September 25, 2024
Revised on February 3, 2025