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

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Why are Japan’s AI companies expanding into East Timor? Will the Japan government get more firms to join its carbon trading schemes? How did a Japanese company get a self-driving race car to go faster than 200 kph?

SHOW NOTES

SUPPLY CHAIN WAR

U.S. to deploy missile units to Japan islands in Taiwan contingency

China says it will remove buoy set up in Japan's EEZ near Senkakus

Japan to obligate up to 400 major firms to join CO2 emissions trading

Japan research team develops plastic that breaks down in seawater

SOCIETY 5.0

The AI ​​self-driving race "A2RL" held in Suzuka actually communicated using the SIM card of the low-cost smartphone "IIJmio". Uninterrupted stability was confirmed even at speeds over 200km/h

Group company DXYZ's facial recognition platform "FreeiD" to be deployed overseas for the first time; facial recognition attendance management linked to TSUNEISHI SHIPBUILDING's HR system to be provided to Timor-Leste base

Daito Trust Construction introduces facial recognition entrance/exit system to approximately 200 branches nationwide

Australian government orders to halt facial recognition at mass retailers, calling it "illegal" even for crime prevention purposes

"AI Camera Rental Service" with 0 yen initial cost and 2,000 yen per day Launch of new "Cloud AI Camera Rental Plan" offering free rental of multiple small cameras and video analysis service

AI cameras prove effective in preventing touting, reducing touting by 14% in Hyogo Prefecture demonstration experiment... If detected, audio warning is issued

Hitachi Solutions Technology sells package that uses monocular camera and image recognition AI to detect dangerous behavior in real time

AI-generated articles introduce nonexistent tourist spots on site promoting Fukuoka Pref.

Meet Daisy: The AI grandmother who is fighting back against scammers

Grandpa Simpson Onion Story

Hiroshima city plans to start using AI-based device to virtually communicate with atomic bomb survivors in August 2025, the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing

Miyazaki City introduces AI marking for junior high school tests, hoping to reduce burden on teachers

Tier IV starts selling Minibus 2.0, accelerating the social implementation of self-driving buses

Tottori City conducts demonstration experiment of self-driving bus in urban area--investigating signal coordination and night operation

Japan WUT? Podcast #58

On this installment…

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…Matt and OneTwenty talk about going to Japan's largest NFT auction, Flexing, Black people in facial recognition & Camera Tip of the Week.

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