JAPAN WUT PODCAST 195 "AI SNITCH BUS"

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Are scientists trying to use social media to control people like drones? Why are AI buses snitching for the government? Should Japan be importing Israeli drones for self-defense?

SHOW NOTES

AI SONG — DRONE HUNTER

JAPAN

European and Japanese robotic explorer buzzes Mercury's north pole

Record 36.8 million tourists visited Japan in 2024

Foreign tourists spent record 8 trillion yen in 2024

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

China saw booming exports in 2024 as Trump tariffs loom

Drones at the Forefront of the Self-Defense Forces' Modernization Efforts

Air Force research: How to use social media to control people like drones

SOCIETY 5.0

"By 2028, 60% of Japanese companies will automate tasks with AI agents" - Gartner

Fake scientific papers made with AI used names of 3 Japan researchers

Using artificial intelligence to predict the effectiveness of chemotherapy for stomach cancer

Government considering granting patent rights to AI developers and compensation for using AI in inventions

Launch of "ProoFace by SESAME," a facial recognition smart lock using the facial recognition AI technology "ProoFace"

Shimizu Corporation introduces face recognition smart locks linked to attendance management systems to construction sites nationwide

Opt Fit, a company that develops security cameras for gyms, has published a useful document summarizing the "safety management and operational efficiency of hotel fitness gyms" that are being adopted by city hotels and luxury resort hotels.

No violation, but they were caught... AI camera installed on bus causes parking violation crackdown

Synthesia Raises $180M Series D to Transform Enterprise AI Video Communications

Toyota and NVIDIA partner to secure in-vehicle AI technology necessary for next-generation SDVs Kenji Tsuda

Bridgestone signs partnership agreement with Higashiomi City regarding autonomous driving services

Tier IV obtains permission to operate Level 4 autonomous vehicles in Shiojiri City, Nagano Prefecture

A man who tried to steal a fully automated driving car was arrested by the autonomous car's defense system

SGOTW

Haneda airport seizes record 15 kg of cocaine from single passenger