(MENAFN- AzerNews)
Japan has unveiled a draft national plan aimed at dramatically
expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across the
country, with the goal of boosting adoption from the current 26.7
per cent to 50 per cent in the near term and eventually to 80 per
cent.
According to details obtained on Friday and reported by Jiji
Press, the draft underscores the need to accelerate AI uptake in
order to support the development of Japan’s domestic AI
technologies. The government also aims to attract around 1 trillion
yen (approximately USD 6.4 billion) in private investment to fund
research and development under the plan.
The programme is expected to be approved at a Cabinet meeting
before the end of the year.
Japan currently trails behind major global competitors in AI
adoption. Usage of generative AI stands at 68.8 per cent in the
United States and 81.2 per cent in China, while Japan lags
significantly at just 26.7 per cent.
The draft stresses that AI must be embedded throughout society,
serving as a critical component of Japan’s social infrastructure,
both“an intellectual foundation and an execution platform” for the
country’s future economic and technological development.
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