Kura Sushi: Tuna scope 2020

Tuna Scope, an AI system developed by Dentsu that judges the quality of tuna based on the fish's tail cross sections, increased sales and generated worldwide media coverage.

Tuna Scope®

The world's first AI for judging tuna quality, using deep learning to inherit the skilled techniques of Japanese artisans.

We found the key was in a cross section of tuna's tail.

We focused on cross sections of the tuna's tail, which hold all the vital information about the tuna's flavor, freshness and so forth.

In markets in Japan, skilled artisans had been responsible for the inspection of tuna quality.

An Industry Issue

Fewer successors of tuna experts

The "tacit knowledge" of a skilled artisan is said to take at least 10 years of trainingto attain....

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