By Staff Writer
Publication Date: 2026-01-23 17:26:00
Japan’s AI unicorn plans to build products using Google AI models while continuing development of its own large language model. (Source photos by Nikkei)
HAYATO KISHIMA
January 24, 2026 02:26 JST
TOKYO — Sakana AI on Friday announced financial backing from Google as well as a strategic partnership to let the Japanese artificial intelligence developer better utilize the American technology giant’s large language models in its own product development.
