Japan Wut 116 "AI Moats" (Audio Corrected)

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… We discuss drive through drugstores, how AI solutions used by regular Japanese people are being demonized as misinformation while the G7 (headed by Japan) seeks to regulate the AI ecosystem, and how Japan is using the cheap yen as an excuse to bow out of military spending. Strap in! You are living in interesting times.

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SHOW NOTES FOR EP. 116

HIGH NOT HIGH/NEW PRODUCT

• Gunma’s drive-throughs offer everything from sushi to meds

SOCIETY 5.0

• Japan high school trials AI as conversation partner to boost English speaking skills

• Thousands of education board-distributed tablet computers broken in west Japan

• Fake video of Kishida spreads; creator denies malicious intent  

• (LINK TO STUPID DEEP FAKE PM KISHIDA VIDEO)

• Kishida can’t believe his ears at the sound of him speaking

• Japan PM Kishida faces questions from AI bot ChatGPT in Diet

• Elon Musk issues warning about 'humanoid robots' in AI 'age of abundance'

WAR

• Air Self-Defense Force plane evacuates 46 out of Israel

• The #US is quietly arming #Taiwan to the teeth

• Japan and Philippine leaders agree to negotiate defense pact and boost ties amid China's aggression

• Japan's prime minister tours Philippine patrol ship and boosts alliances amid maritime tensions

• PNP on watch vs Chinese ‘sleeper cells’

• Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan

• Japan, Malaysia to boost defense cooperation

DEDOLLOR

• China Delivers Sustainable Development Funding To Hard-Hit Egypt

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PHOTOS FOR SHOW 116

Japan Wut 116 "AI Moats"

➠ Japan WUT? (Podcast) RSS

N THIS INSTALLMENT…

DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT

… We discuss drive through drugstores, how AI solutions used by regular Japanese people are being demonized as misinformation while the G7 (headed by Japan) seeks to regulate the AI ecosystem, and how Japan is using the cheap yen as an excuse to bow out of military spending. Strap in! You are living in interesting times.

Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / Instagram
Official Website: matthewpmbigelow.com

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SHOW NOTES FOR EP. 116

HIGH NOT HIGH/NEW PRODUCT

• Gunma’s drive-throughs offer everything from sushi to meds

SOCIETY 5.0

• Japan high school trials AI as conversation partner to boost English speaking skills

• Thousands of education board-distributed tablet computers broken in west Japan

• Fake video of Kishida spreads; creator denies malicious intent  

• (LINK TO STUPID DEEP FAKE PM KISHIDA VIDEO)

• Kishida can’t believe his ears at the sound of him speaking

• Japan PM Kishida faces questions from AI bot ChatGPT in Diet

• Elon Musk issues warning about 'humanoid robots' in AI 'age of abundance'

WAR

• Air Self-Defense Force plane evacuates 46 out of Israel

• The #US is quietly arming #Taiwan to the teeth

• Japan and Philippine leaders agree to negotiate defense pact and boost ties amid China's aggression

• Japan's prime minister tours Philippine patrol ship and boosts alliances amid maritime tensions

• PNP on watch vs Chinese ‘sleeper cells’

• Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan

• Japan, Malaysia to boost defense cooperation

DEDOLLOR

• China Delivers Sustainable Development Funding To Hard-Hit Egypt

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PHOTOS FOR SHOW 116