News Summary:
On September 18, 2026, NTT Data explored the key building blocks that enable machines to understand their environment and act independently, defining physical AI as the next step in industrial digitalization. Previously, on September 17, 2026, the company highlighted that successfully scaling AI to deliver business value requires the right infrastructure, security, data governance, processes, and people, all aligned to clear business priorities. Also on September 17, NTT Data entered a business partnership with Japanese financial information company Minkabu and SBI Holdings to develop new financial services and support digital transformation in the financial sector, covering joint planning, development, testing, and deployment of services. Earlier, on September 16, 2026, NTT Data discussed the "automation paradox," noting that despite gains from robotics, ERP upgrades, and IoT rollouts, smarter factories are not consistently delivering smarter outcomes. This followed its emphasis on September 15, 2026, that AI needs meaning, context, relationships, business rules, and trusted knowledge, beyond just data, to deliver desired outcomes, which drives interest in ontologies, knowledge graphs, and semantic layers.
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