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JAPAN WUT PODCAST 192 "NON-VISUAL REVOLUTION"

On Podcast 192

Can Japan succeed in the Supply Chain Wars? What are some AI advancements in the non-visual revolution? Should the Japanese government determine what we see in self-driving cars?

Show Notes

SCIENCE

Kidney genetically modified for humans transplanted from pig into monkey in Japan 1st

Refrigerator maker caters to growing demand to store dead pets

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

US expands list of Chinese technology companies under export controls

China mineral export curbs heighten Japan supply chain fears

US Space Force launches Tokyo unit to bolster deterrence

Japan to offer defense equipment to four nations

Anduril and OpenAI to collaborate on defense AI to protect U.S. and allied forces from drone attacks

SOCIETY 5.0

World's first! Wearable AI memory capsule "PLAUD NotePin" equipped with GPT-4o now available for pre-order in Japan

About the “AI Suitcase”

AI-generated website introducing nonexistent tourist spots in Fukuoka Prefecture shut down

A 9-hour task was reduced to 7 minutes with the help of search-specific generative AI "Genspark"

genspark.ai

China to enhance AI education in primary, secondary schools

The challenge of introducing generative AI is lack of literacy. Japan's AI utilization rate is the lowest in the world

NEC develops technology that enables iris recognition even with low-resolution images taken with small facial recognition cameras

Kyushu's first condominium with all-face recognition

NEC to install face and iris identification on PCs

VisionAI raises 50 million yen to help reduce labor in stores with AI cameras

AI camera detects dangerous crossings and issues audio and light warnings in Kariya city trial

A new transportation service using AI (artificial intelligence) with advance reservation system! It's called "Norassa" and will start in Hirakawa City, Aomori Prefecture

Self-driving car sees dinosaurs... Mixed reality technology in demonstration experiment in Eiheiji, Fukui Prefecture, Japan's first new service

Japan Wut 146 "Bugs by Proxy"

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