The adoption of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly growing in Japan, with over 90 percent of major companies either contemplating its integration or already implementing it in their operations. Nevertheless, businesses continue to harbor apprehensions regarding data breaches and authenticity, as evidenced by a survey conducted by a Japanese media company. Out of the 100 companies surveyed, 41 reported that they are already utilizing generative AI, while 50 others are contemplating its implementation. Interestingly, two companies expressed a negative stance on AI and have either prohibited its usage or are contemplating doing so, while one company stated that it currently has no plans to adopt this technology. The remaining six companies provided other varied responses. The survey was carried out between July 3rd and July 14th. When the 91 companies using or considering generative AI were asked about their reasons for doing so, the most common response was to improve...

Yokosuka, a city located south of Tokyo, has recently started a trial use of artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT across all of its offices. The city officials hope that ChatGPT will improve the efficiency of its operations. In the one-month trial, Yokosuka will use ChatGPT to make bulletins, summarize records of meetings, edit documents for typographical errors, solicit proposals for new projects, and gain advice for its policies. Chatbots are software applications trained using massive amounts of data from the internet, enabling them to process and simulate human-like conversations with users. The generative AI will only use non-confidential data entered by the city officials, and confidential data will be excluded. City officials will enter questions or instructions in LoGoChat, a chat tool already introduced for local governments and connected with ChatGPT for the trial.   Mayor Katsuaki Kamiji believes that ChatGPT is a tool that the municipal government can use to he...