Category Archives: AI Trends

AI trends from Silicon Valley

SSNs and My Number: The Benefits and Risks of Personal Identifiers

暗いレンガ壁の前でフードをかぶり、顔を隠した人物

The U.S. Social Security number and Japan’s My Number system serve different purposes, but both illustrate the benefits and risks of personal identifiers. This article explains why identification, authentication, authorization, and recovery must be designed as separate functions.

Four Weeks with OpenClaw: Who’s Ready, Who Isn’t, and What It Reveals About AI Agent Adoption

OpenClaw④ 全体像と総括 — AIエージェント基盤の実践レポート

A four-week hands-on series with OpenClaw concludes with an honest verdict: genuinely useful for technically literate operators, premature for everyone else — and the distinction matters more than most AI coverage acknowledges.

Where to Draw the Line: What OpenClaw’s Slack Integration and Browser Automation Revealed

OpenClaw ③ — ブラウザ・メール・カレンダーへのエージェント接続図

Connecting OpenClaw to Slack started with a single private channel — nothing broader. What emerged from there: a morning briefing that arrives without prompting, and a QuickBooks restocking workflow that runs autonomously up to the moment of authentication. A field report on where the meaningful line sits.

The Hidden Complexity Behind OpenClaw’s Setup: Multi-LLM Design and the Rate Limit Reality

OpenClaw ② — GPT・Gemini・Rate Limitをつなぐハブ構造の図解

OpenClaw is not the AI — it’s the hub that connects to whichever AI you choose. A field report on what you actually encounter after installation: LLM selection architecture, memory design, and the billing misunderstanding that catches most new users.

What Silicon Valley’s AI Agent Boom Means for Japan — A View from the Bridge

OpenClaw AIエージェント — The AI That Actually Does Things

What does Silicon Valley’s AI agent boom actually mean for Japan — and for U.S. companies trying to understand the Japanese market? Shinya Fujimoto, founder of Silicon Valley Japan Lab, shares field observations from 25+ years operating across both sides of the Pacific.