FRONTEO, Inc. announced that Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. has decided to adopt “KIBIT,” the AI engine independently developed by FRONTEO. Daiwa SB Investments will first employ KIBIT in July 2017 in the management process of Japan Growth Theme Focus an open-ended fund that Daiwa SB Investments manages. Daiwa SB Investments and FRONTEO have conducted a proof of concept to investigate if KIBIT can learn the tacit knowledge of fund managers while selecting the shares in which to invest. The two firms have also worked together to further verify whether KIBIT can analyze the knowledge it has learned from the experienced fund managers and provide effective support throughout the management process.