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Should we let algorithms make life-and-death decisions?

Commentary / World Dec 16, 2020

Should we let algorithms make life-and-death decisions?

by Dirk Helbing and Peter Seele

Nature does not optimize; it co-evolves. It performs much better than human society in terms of sustainability and circular supply networks.

Remote-controlled robots to join FamilyMart’s workforce this summer

Food & Drink Jul 8, 2020

Remote-controlled robots to join FamilyMart’s workforce this summer

by Claire Williamson

Created by Tokyo-based robotics firm Telexistence, FamilyMart workers will be able to control the robots from afar to help stock shelves.

Sushi meets AI: Japanese inventor's app scopes out choice tuna cuts

Food & Drink Jul 7, 2020

Sushi meets AI: Japanese inventor's app scopes out choice tuna cuts

by Tim Kelly

Grading software promises to make life easier for buyers of tuna worldwide.

Why worry about automation?

Commentary / World Dec 3, 2019

Why worry about automation?

by Christopher A. Pissarides

Historical evidence shows that labor-replacing technological innovation does not lead to long-term changes in employment and unemployment rates in industrial countries.

Japan lags in AI use and internet literacy

Commentary / Japan Aug 6, 2019

Japan lags in AI use and internet literacy

by Takamitsu Sawa

The speed of change in the Fourth Industrial Revolution is extremely high, and Japan is falling behind.

Yummy Sake Collective: A new pairing of blind tasting and AI tech

Food & Drink | KANPAI CULTURE Jun 8, 2019

Yummy Sake Collective: A new pairing of blind tasting and AI tech

by Melinda Joe

Yummy Sake Collective has a solution for people who struggle to identify what sake they like: An AI-powered app, used in conjunction with a blind tasting, to help determine flavor preferences.

William Gibson's 'Idoru': Tokyo sci-fi becomes full-blown reality

Books / Reviews | ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES Mar 23, 2019

William Gibson's 'Idoru': Tokyo sci-fi becomes full-blown reality

by Stephen Mansfield

Satirical yet eerily plausible, William Gibson's "Idoru" is a complex sci-fi novel set in post-quake Tokyo that addresses the often negative impacts technology has on our lives.

Otsu turns to AI in bid to help teachers detect signs of school bullying

National Mar 23, 2019

Otsu turns to AI in bid to help teachers detect signs of school bullying

The city of Otsu will begin next month the country's first attempt to use artificial intelligence to help teachers detect signs of serious school bullying. AI will be used to analyze some 9,000 historical bullying cases reported by local elementary and junior high schools over ...

Meteorological Agency starts development of AI-based system to predict windy events in Japan

National Mar 16, 2019

Meteorological Agency starts development of AI-based system to predict windy events in Japan

The system is also expected to help self-driving cars avoid accidents caused by strong wind, including tornados and downbursts.

In the age of AI, think tanks must evolve

Commentary / Japan Feb 25, 2019

In the age of AI, think tanks must evolve

by Kuni Miyake

Think tanks must further develop international coordination and work together to make the best use of AI while not allowing the abuse of such technologies.

Artificial intelligence debate raises more questions than answers

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Feb 23, 2019

Artificial intelligence debate raises more questions than answers

by Michael Hoffman

"The human race, version 2" — a thought to inspire hope or fear, maybe a little (or a lot) of both. "We today," says Komazawa University economist Tomohiro Inoue, whose thought it is, "will soon be 'the former human race.'" The propulsion forward comes from ...

Facial recognition technology: What would George Orwell say?

National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Feb 2, 2019

Facial recognition technology: What would George Orwell say?

by Mark Schreiber

This coming June, British author George Orwell's dystopian novel, "Nineteen Eighty-Four," marks the 70th anniversary of its publication. In the United States, Penguin has announced plans for a special 75,000-copy reprint. According to The New York Times, the publisher noted that, sales of the ...

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