On July 7, Kura Sushi, a conveyor-belt sushi chain, announced that it is using AI image analysis technology to analyze the quality of frozen natural tuna. The company announced that it would introduce "TUNA SCOPE", a system that determines whether the yellowfin tuna . When a section of the tail is photographed with a special smartphone app, the quality of the fish is rated in three levels. Only the highest-grade tuna is purchased and cooked to be sold as "Kiokumi Matured AI Tuna" (two pieces for 220 yen including tax). It will be available for a limited time starting July 10.
TUNA SCOPE was developed by Dentsu, Dentsu International Information Services and Sojitz in 2019. Tuna cross-sectional images and evaluation by skilled artisans are learned in large quantities using deep learning technology. AI. When you hold your phone up to the tuna, it analyzes the tightness and fat content of the tuna and gives you an A (extra high), B (top), M It is rated on a three-point scale of (normal). The evaluation is completed in a few seconds, and about 90% of the results agree with those of a connoisseur.
TUNA SCOPE was adopted as a project supported by the Fisheries Agency in 2007, and some businesses have introduced it on a trial basis. Tuna connoisseurs have been selling in New York and Singapore, but the major This is the first time the kaiten sushi chain has introduced it.
