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Japan Re-evaluates 'Employment Ice Age Generation's' Tacit Knowledge in AI Era
AI's Limitations and Emotional Factors
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides immediate answers, but it often has blind spots that make it difficult to apply directly to real-world organizations. An analysis suggests that AI, in its pursuit of efficiency and rationality, tends to overlook complex factors such as human emotions and internal organizational resistance, leading to biased decisions. The Japanese media outlet JBpress highlighted AI's limitations, emphasizing the 'pain' and 'emotional aspects' within human experience that AI struggles to comprehend.
Reappraising the Value of 'Ice Age Generation's' Tacit Knowledge
According to the JBpress report, the accumulated experiences of Japan's previously overlooked Employment Ice Age Generation could become a unique organizational advantage in the AI era. The article cites British novelist Neville Shute's work 'Pied Piper' as an example, where a physically limited character overcomes a crisis through rich life experience and insight. This illustrates that deep experience and insight, rather than superficial information or physical strength, represent the value of tacit knowledge that AI cannot easily replace. In an AI-driven environment emphasizing efficiency, discovering and utilizing the tacit knowledge of seasoned employees, especially those who endured challenging times, will be key to enhancing corporate knowledge creation and crisis response capabilities.
*Source: 蕃新聞, 매일경제 (2026-04-22)*
