LINE Yahoo has launched Expert AI, which creates conversational AI agents based on the published insights of specialists in Yahoo!
News Expert, a platform with about 1,600 expert contributors.
The first agent, Furaо Recipe, recreates how food researcher Furaо thinks through meal planning, letting users describe their mood or ingredients and receive a single tailored recipe recommendation with expert reasoning—available through September 30.
What happened
LINE Yahoo announced on August 17 that it has begun offering "Expert AI," which creates AI agents based on insights from individuals participating in "Yahoo! News Expert," a platform where specialists share opinions on Yahoo! News. The first agent, "Furaо Recipe," reproduces the recipe-planning process of food researcher Furaо, a "career-change cook."
Why it matters
Yahoo! News Expert has about 1,600 participating experts. Expert AI draws on the content these specialists have previously published, embedding their perspectives and thinking processes into conversational interactions via LINE Yahoo's AI service "Agent i." Users can receive advice and suggestions in dialogue form that incorporates an expert's viewpoint and reasoning—effectively consulting a specialist directly rather than simply searching for generic information.
What to watch
Furaо Recipe is available through September 30. Unlike typical recipe searches, it proposes a single optimal dish based on user input (mood, available ingredients) rather than offering multiple options to choose from; each recipe includes a link to the source article for detailed instructions and tips.
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LINE Yahoo's Expert AI represents an effort to monetize and operationalize the expertise already embedded in Yahoo! News Expert, a contributor platform that has grown to about 1,600 participating specialists. Rather than treating expert contributions as static published content, the company is extracting the underlying knowledge and reasoning patterns to power conversational AI agents. This shifts the value proposition: instead of users reading individual expert articles or searching broadly, they can interact with an AI that encodes a single expert's thinking process and applies it to personalized requests. The Furaо Recipe launch exemplifies this approach—it does not just retrieve recipes but mimics how one well-known food researcher decides what to cook based on circumstance and preference. By embedding expert reasoning into dialogue, LINE Yahoo positions Expert AI as a more intimate and consultative alternative to generic AI-driven information retrieval.
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