A government survey shows that Japan is lagging behind in the use of generative AI. It shows that fewer people and businesses in the country utilize the technology compared to other major economies.
The communications ministry says it found that 26.7 percent of people in Japan said they had used generative AI. The survey covers fiscal 2024 that ended in March.
The figure roughly tripled from the previous year, but it fell far short of China, where AI usage stood at 81.2 percent. The figure for the United States was 68.8 percent.
People in their 20s were the top users of AI in Japan, with 44.7 percent utilizing the technology.
This was followed by people in their 40s and 30s.
The survey also shows that 49.7 percent of Japanese companies were planning to use generative AI.
That also paled in comparison to China and the US, where more than 80 percent of firms aimed to adopt the technology.
AloJapan.com