ELYZA, a member of the KDDI Group, announced that it has obtained a patent regarding the generation of business AI applications within its corporate AI tool, "ELYZA Works."
ELYZA Obtains Patent for Generative AI-Based Business Application Creation System
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The scope of the obtained patent includes mechanisms for refining application requirement definitions based on user input, generating instruction statements and input variables that define application behavior, and generating input/output forms for applications. The company stated that mechanisms for modifying applications after generation have also been patented.
Following this announcement, critical voices have emerged on X.
Some users have pointed out that systems for creating business AI applications using AI may have already existed, with posts raising questions regarding the novelty and inventive step of the patent.
Source: 「AIで業務アプリを作成する仕組み」で特許取得、KDDI傘下のELYZA X上では一部批判も (ITmedia AI+, 2026-09-03)