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
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
Japan PM Kishida faces questions from AI bot ChatGPT in Diet
Elon Musk issues warning about 'humanoid robots' in AI 'age of abundance'
WAR
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
Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending plan
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