Specifically, the plan seeks to expedite the introduction of AI into work at the central and local governments.
I'm sure there is a joke about fax machines somewhere here.
Who wants to guess how they will implement this? My guess is that government websites will have an "Ask JapAI" banner that will link to a LLM chatbot through API integration. They will pay the foreign AI company a ridiculous amount of money for the service and nobody will use it.
Also stipulated in the plan is the importance of having elementary and junior high school students learn the basics of AI in order to nurture and secure AI experts.
Before you teach them about AI, first teach them the basics of programming. Before you teach them the basics of programming, teach them more basic computer literacy.
This is a joke. Most of Japanese companies boasting “AI” is a fundamental misunderstanding of AI. From Mitsubishi to Daikin putting “AI” into their refrigerators, aircon, washing machines, etc, these are all failed attempts at comprehending what AI even is.
The populace is misinformed about “AI” because of these fake “AI” products. It will only increase further failure in development of generative AI. Japan has no AI companies because Japanese tech companies have 0 experience in collecting data and building large LLMs. Only foreign companies, Google and OpenAI, employ real AI researchers and engineers in Japan.
AI application is only limited to chatbots and yet, Japanese governments and companies think they can apply AI at current state to anything that they think will make more money. When AI bubble pops, Japan will be holding a bag of turd because most Japanese companies have 0 literacy in software engineering.
1st graders already get Chromebooks. It is ridiculous seeing those tiny kids lug home their randoseru with all their stuff plus a Chromebook inside. I bought one for my kid to keep at home so she didn't have to lug the school-issued one back and forth.
I think the older millennials are the most relatively computer illiterate. Relative to expectations based on age cohort, I mean. I don't expect ojisan to be computer literate.
Yeah, computer literacy peaked with older millennials with younger genX and younger millennials being not too far behind, but everyone else is a complete crap shoot if they know anything about computers.
The Japanese government has had some really inept ministers. Agriculture minister that doesn't know the price of rice. Minister of technology that never used a computer. Defense minister with no military experience or background. Can't wait for a minister of AI who has no fucking clue what AI is.
Agriculture minister that doesn't know the price of rice
You're talking about Etō, the previous agriculture minister before Koizumi, who didn't know the price and said that it didn't matter because he "gets all the rice he needs from his supporters".
Country that still relies on fax and in person paper submissions really thinks it can become "a country that offers the best environment for AI development and utilization."
Well at least it's less time spent thinking up policies to make life here even more difficult for foreigners.
I hardly ever have any opportunities to use it, though.
That said, to be honest, I wish they would stop investing in generative AI.
Even the government has mentioned it, but I’d like them to focus more on physical AI instead.
Posturing. Dunno if I’d call it a hail mary, but signaling for sure. Scant local talent + a domestic population with extremely low literacy = a non-existent domestic industry for a less-non-existent domestic market.
But it sounds nice and rallys the troops so ¯_(ツ)_/¯
I'm sure there is a joke about fax machines somewhere here.
Who wants to guess how they will implement this? My guess is that government websites will have an "Ask JapAI" banner that will link to a LLM chatbot through API integration. They will pay the foreign AI company a ridiculous amount of money for the service and nobody will use it.
Before you teach them about AI, first teach them the basics of programming. Before you teach them the basics of programming, teach them more basic computer literacy.
This is a joke. Most of Japanese companies boasting “AI” is a fundamental misunderstanding of AI. From Mitsubishi to Daikin putting “AI” into their refrigerators, aircon, washing machines, etc, these are all failed attempts at comprehending what AI even is.
The populace is misinformed about “AI” because of these fake “AI” products. It will only increase further failure in development of generative AI. Japan has no AI companies because Japanese tech companies have 0 experience in collecting data and building large LLMs. Only foreign companies, Google and OpenAI, employ real AI researchers and engineers in Japan.
AI application is only limited to chatbots and yet, Japanese governments and companies think they can apply AI at current state to anything that they think will make more money. When AI bubble pops, Japan will be holding a bag of turd because most Japanese companies have 0 literacy in software engineering.
NEC has its own LLM developed in Japan called cotomi. It is mostly for corporate clients.
So saying that Japan companies don’t have the experience to build large llms is not corrrect.
The was a commercial for a simple plug-in non-IOT massage machine on TV that boasted that it contains AI. 🤣
1st graders already get Chromebooks. It is ridiculous seeing those tiny kids lug home their randoseru with all their stuff plus a Chromebook inside. I bought one for my kid to keep at home so she didn't have to lug the school-issued one back and forth.
I think the older millennials are the most relatively computer illiterate. Relative to expectations based on age cohort, I mean. I don't expect ojisan to be computer literate.
Yeah, computer literacy peaked with older millennials with younger genX and younger millennials being not too far behind, but everyone else is a complete crap shoot if they know anything about computers.
JapAI 😂
The Japanese government has had some really inept ministers. Agriculture minister that doesn't know the price of rice. Minister of technology that never used a computer. Defense minister with no military experience or background. Can't wait for a minister of AI who has no fucking clue what AI is.
What's love got to do with it? :D
I don't even know Koizumi Jr.'s head is with us on earth (behaving so Biden-like despite being half his age) and yet he nearly became PM!
They're not talking about Koizumi. They're talking about the previous Agriculture minister, Etō.
You're talking about Etō, the previous agriculture minister before Koizumi, who didn't know the price and said that it didn't matter because he "gets all the rice he needs from his supporters".
Meanwhile, Takaichi starts special meetings at 3am because her fax machine is jammed. What a joke.
But she "works, works, works".
Please fax your prompt to get started.
Country that still relies on fax and in person paper submissions really thinks it can become "a country that offers the best environment for AI development and utilization."
Well at least it's less time spent thinking up policies to make life here even more difficult for foreigners.
I hardly ever have any opportunities to use it, though. That said, to be honest, I wish they would stop investing in generative AI. Even the government has mentioned it, but I’d like them to focus more on physical AI instead.
Physical AI?
And now we watch them totally fuck it up entirely because they have zero expertise in those chairs or with tech.
Good thing they are ahead of the curve on this considering all the AI ragebait on social media.
Too little, too late. Japan’s conservative business style and risk-avoidant culture is not the correct environment for building AI
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"We want to limit the number of foreigners"
"We want to implement AI into our daily lives"
Pick one. Japan has only a handful of people in AI that are actually good, and they're locked up with massive amounts of $$$. So good luck with that.
Posturing. Dunno if I’d call it a hail mary, but signaling for sure. Scant local talent + a domestic population with extremely low literacy = a non-existent domestic industry for a less-non-existent domestic market.
But it sounds nice and rallys the troops so ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Plan: written on triplicate carbon paper and faxed to government archives.
So basic
Looking forward to getting a vial of AI powder from my local kampo slinger.