What is the 'GENIAC' project that Sansan was selected for?

It is a national project promoted by METI and NEDO that supports the development of competitive generative AI foundation models in Japan by providing computational resources.

What proposal by Sansan was selected this time?

The proposal 'Development of a visual language model highly capable of following instructions specialized for documents' was selected to accurately process complex instructions for Japanese business documents.

How will the newly developed model be utilized in the future?

The company aims to integrate it into its services 'Bill One' and 'Contract One' to drastically automate back-office operations through demonstration tests.

What generative AI models has Sansan developed independently so far?

They have developed 'Viola', a multimodal generative AI that extracts items from document images, and 'Cello', an extended model that can also identify the coordinate positions of information.

Which university is Sansan conducting joint research with this time?

They are conducting joint research with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) to develop benchmarks for similar tasks and plan to publish them where possible.

Sansan Selected for National AI Project GENIAC for Second Consecutive Year

Published Jun 5, 2026 1:51 AM ・ Updated Jun 14, 2026 4:43 AM ・ 2 min read ・ Source: PR TIMES

Sansan was selected for the 4th phase of the METI and NEDO GENIAC project to develop a unique visual language model specialized in following complex instructions for Japanese business documents.

Sansan Inc. announced its selection for the 'Post-5G Information and Communication System Infrastructure Enhancement R&D Project (GENIAC)' promoted by METI and NEDO. Following last year's phase 3, Sansan will develop a unique visual language model capable of accurately responding to complex instructions in Japanese business documents like invoices and contracts. Sansan has refined its technology to digitize analog business documents by combining machine learning and human quality assurance, creating high-quality primary information crucial for AI performance. Their core technology, the multimodal generative AI 'Viola', extracts items from document images. In GENIAC phase 3, they developed 'Cello', identifying information coordinates to suppress hallucinations. In phase 4, Sansan proposed developing a visual language model with advanced instruction-following capabilities. The model will be integrated into 'Bill One' and 'Contract One' to drive back-office automation and address the shrinking workforce. Sansan also plans to develop and publish a benchmark for similar tasks with Nara Institute of Science and Technology.

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