Resona Holdings establishes internal team to address security risks from advanced AI models

Resona Holdings, a major banking group, has set up an internal team to handle cutting-edge artificial intelligence models that can detect system vulnerabilities. The team comprises members from information technology security and group strategy departments, with a focus on gathering information and developing security measures in response to models such as Anthropic's Claude.

About 30,000 Resona group employees have access to generative AI for their work. Group CEO and President Masahiro Minami characterized the rise of high-performance AI as "both a great opportunity and a risk," signaling intent to strengthen security systems.

Minami stated the group aims to increase the balance of corporate loans by ¥4.2 trillion over the next three years from the current level of about ¥27 trillion, with focus on small and midsize companies to drive Japan's growth and regional revitalization.