4+ hour, 32+ min ago  (117+ words) The Japan Times I was chatting with a friend over coffee the other afternoon about nothing in particular, and inevitably the topic turned to AI After all, I coordinate a United Nations-backed group of AI experts, and he makes his…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (130+ words) The Japan Times SEOUL - South Korea introduced on Thursday what it says is the world's first comprehensive set of laws regulating artificial intelligence, aiming to strengthen trust and safety in the sector, but startups fretted that compliance could hold them…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (166+ words) Mos Food Services on Wednesday unveiled an artificial intelligence-based system to process drive-thru orders at its restaurants. The Japanese hamburger chain aims to improve store management efficiency by automating part of customer interaction with conversational AI amid a serious labor…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (137+ words) The Japan Times The word of the year for 2025, according to Merriam-Webster, was 'slop," referring to the deluge of low-quality content churned out by artificial intelligence. It's a fitting reflection of the awkward phase we've entered three years after Chat…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago  (244+ words) Japanese tech investor Soft Bank said Wednesday that its stake in Open AI is now around 11% after completing the second stage of a $41-billion investment in the maker of Chat GPT. Having made colossal profits as well as losses on…...