LobbyAI Mentioned in the House of Councilors Committee on Audit

LobbyAI (HQ: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Kyotaro Takahashi) announced that its initiative was mentioned in the House of Councilors Committee on Audit held on May 25, 2026, as an example of a private technology company supporting the use of administrative and public information.

During the committee session, discussions took place regarding the division of roles between the public and private sectors in light of rapid AI advancements, as well as the utilization of the vast amount of administrative documents and public information accumulated by local governments. LobbyAI was introduced by Senator Yasushi Adachi as an initiative that uses technology to collect and analyze information, such as public documents dormant in local governments nationwide, making it accessible for everyone to examine and utilize.

LobbyAI is a public information analysis platform that uses AI to visualize public data—such as policy discussions, budget proposals, bidding information, administrative plans, and parliamentary statements from local governments and central ministries. It supports decision-making for companies and organizations in policy lobbying, municipal sales, administrative approaches, and public-private partnerships.

Following the mention in the Diet, the company has shared its thoughts on the division of roles between public and private sectors regarding public information AI, given that the use of such information is becoming a societal issue.

Background Minutes of assembly meetings, administrative plans, deliberation council materials, budget/settlement data, and bidding information published by local and central governments are vital sources for understanding social issues, developing new businesses, fostering public-private partnerships, and making policy recommendations. However, this information is fragmented, making it labor-intensive to grasp comprehensively.

Company Perspective on Role Division LobbyAI does not oppose AI use by government bodies. Initiatives aimed at administrative efficiency, such as document retrieval and assistance in drafting replies, should be actively pursued. However, caution is required when the government provides external-facing AI services that integrate information organization, summarization, and answer generation. In the realms of policy and politics, external impartiality, accountability, and transparency are strictly scrutinized.

LobbyAI believes the central role of government is not to centrally provide AI agents that involve interpretation, but to focus on primary data disclosure and data infrastructure. Areas like policy information analysis and utilization are better left to the creativity and competition of the private sector.