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Manulife's filing references Akka as a secure and scalable software foundation designed to construct trusted AI-powered business applications.
“Akka provides a secure and scalable software foundation to build trusted AI-powered business applications.”
The filing references Adaptive ML, which delivers a reinforcement-learning-powered engine configured to fine-tune, evaluate, and deploy open-source small language models for enterprise applications.
“Adaptive ML provides a reinforcement-learning-powered engine to fine-tune, evaluate, and deploy open-source small language models (SLMs) for enterprise applications.”
Manulife's disclosure highlights Adaptive ML, which provides a reinforcement-learning-powered engine designed to fine-tune, evaluate, and deploy open-source small language models for enterprise applications.
“Adaptive ML provides a reinforcement-learning-powered engine to fine-tune, evaluate, and deploy open-source small language models (SLMs) for enterprise applications.”
Manulife's reporting notes the use of Akka, which provides a secure and scalable software foundation for building trusted AI-powered business applications.
“Akka provides a secure and scalable software foundation to build trusted AI-powered business applications.”
Manulife has linked its performance evaluation framework to progress towards achieving over $1 billion of cumulative enterprise value from AI by 2027, which includes realized run-rate expense reductions, top-line revenue uplift, fraud reduction, and growth absorption.
“progress towards our goal to generate $1 billion+ of cumulative enterprise value 1 from AI by 2027”
As of 31 December 2025, Manulife had 91 use cases in production and 121 in development, deploying GenAI sales enablement solutions across nine markets and multiple business lines, and launching regional tools like AI Sales Pro in Hong Kong.
“As of December 31, 2025, we had 91 use cases in production and another 121 in development.”
The rollout of an AI-powered sales enablement solution in U.S. Retirement has tripled sales opportunities and reduced the time spent on information searches by over 50% compared with 2024.
“launching an AI-powered sales enablement solution in U.S. Retirement that delivers real-time insights and personalized content, tripling sales opportunities and reducing time spent on information searches by over 50% compared with 2024”
The board of directors coordinated education seminars on areas of relevance, including externally facilitated sessions focused on generative artificial intelligence governance.
“coordinated seminars in areas of relevance to the board, including externally facilitated sessions on artificial intelligence, including generative artificial intelligence (AI) governance, climate change and cybersecurity-related matters.”
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