The "AI Assistant" for SmartHR, the cloud-based HR and labor management software operated by SmartHR, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Masato Serizawa), has surpassed 150,000 cumulative responses to employee inquiries (※1) in approximately one year since its launch in July 2025. The number of adopting companies has reached 900, and its function for quickly answering everyday questions about HR and labor is increasingly being utilized in companies. "AI Assistant" is a feature that uses AI to instantly answer employee inquiries based on internal documents such as work rules and various procedures. By enabling employees to quickly confirm necessary information, it reduces the burden of daily inquiry response for administrative departments and leads to improved operational efficiency for both employees and administrative departments. ■ Supporting the Reduction of "Nameless Tasks" Such as Inquiry Response and Information Dissemination with AI In recent years, while the DX of HR and labor management has accelerated in many companies, "nameless tasks" that are difficult to define as formal work, such as responding to employee inquiries, disseminating internal rules, confirming application details, and urging those who have not complied, continue to be a burden for administrative departments in practice. A survey conducted by SmartHR (※2) revealed that 88% of inquiries received by labor representatives were for information that "could be found by looking at manuals or regulations." Furthermore, in interactions with employees who do not have PCs, there was a high frequency of verbal communication and requests for relaying information to site managers, concentrating the burden of information dissemination on middle managers such as store managers and branch managers. To address these challenges, "AI Assistant" provides an environment where employees can confirm necessary information on the spot, contributing to the reduction of the burden of inquiry response and inf