Yappli, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Yasufumi Ihara), operator of the app platform Yappli, announced that it will gradually launch new AI-powered features for building and operating apps and websites across its app development platform Yappli and next-generation web development platform Yappli WebX. With this release, Yappli is taking the first step toward evolving the admin screens of both products from operation-centered tools into agents that turn users’ intentions into reality. The company will begin by supporting build and operations tasks, with the future goal of freeing operators from admin-screen operations so they can focus on more essential, highly creative work that only humans can do. Background: Yappli’s proprietary foundation and advantage for turning AI progress into dramatic growth With the rapid development of generative AI, the software market is undergoing a paradigm shift from human operation to autonomous value creation by AI. Yappli sees this historic change as its greatest opportunity to irreversibly elevate the value of its own platform. The foundation is Yappli’s multifaceted and rich first-party data generated from more than 40 million monthly active users, along with a secure environment that maintains each customer’s data independence. In addition, Yappli has its own update capability for immediately reflecting AI improvements and hard-to-replace maintenance and operations capabilities. The robust ecosystem Yappli has built becomes a competitive advantage that other companies cannot easily imitate when combined with AI. Based on this foundation, Yappli has launched this strategy to implement AI as a powerful weapon for accelerating customer growth. Features of AI Assist: AI support for building and operating apps and websites 1. AI supports more efficient app building - Instantly generates screens by combining optimal blocks based on text instructions - Frees users from detailed part-by-part layout work a