Data analysis and analytics

In a groundbreaking development, Japanese researchers have created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool that can predict when new recruits are at risk of quitting their jobs. The AI tool, developed by Tokyo City University professor Naruhiko Shiratori and a start-up based in the Japanese capital, analyzes data on employees' attendance records, age, gender, and other personal information to create a turnover model for each firm. When fed data on new recruits, the tool predicts who is at risk of quitting "in percentage points." The tool has already been tested with several companies, and Shiratori plans to upgrade it to suggest suitable assignments for new employees based on information from job interviews and their personal histories. The AI tool is particularly relevant for Japanese businesses, which traditionally hire graduates at the same time each year. However, about one in 10 recruits fresh from college quit their jobs within a year, and around 30 percent leave