Puente, Inc. (Headquarters: Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture, President: Kazuo Hoshina) is pleased to announce the release of a practical guide article for managers and business leaders titled "How to Hire an AI Employee (Puente Style) | From 'Using' AI to 'Hiring' AI" on its corporate website. Article URL: https://www.puentework.com/post/how-to-hire-an-ai-employee 4-Step Manual for Practical Implementation of the "Compound Interest Loop of Knowledge" ■ What is "How to Hire an AI Employee"? This article addresses the common challenge faced by many managers who "use AI daily but don't find their work any easier," such as with ChatGPT and Claude. It explains the shift in perspective from viewing AI as a mere tool to "hiring it as an employee," along with concrete implementation steps. A key feature is that it starts with "verbalizing tasks" rather than programming. ■ Key Points of the Article (Puente Style - 4 Steps) 【Step 1: Define Just One Role】Narrow down the tasks assigned to the AI employee to a single one, and verbalize the assigned duties, scope of autonomy, escalation criteria, and definition of good work on a single page. 【Step 2: Provide Working Environment and Authority】Connect to business systems such as email, calendar, chat, and knowledge bases, and provide an internal manual detailing company premises. Grant authority incrementally, starting with read-only access. 【Step 3: Activate the Compound Interest Loop of Knowledge】Evaluate and save insights gained from work, and automatically reference them in subsequent tasks, converting knowledge from simple interest to compound interest. The AI employee becomes smarter than their previous self. 【Step 4: Integrate into Operations with PUENTE Skill Curator】Establish operations with a system for continuously curating the AI employee's skills and knowledge to maintain the compound interest loop. ■ Development Background With the widespread adoption of generative AI, there are increasing voices saying, "We've im