The government at a Cabinet meeting Tuesday adopted its first basic plan on the development and utilization of artificial intelligence.

The basic plan stipulates that Japan will "create reliable AI" while balancing technological innovation and risk management, with an aim to become a country that offers the best environment for AI development and utilization.

Japan lags behind not only other advanced nations but also countries with smaller economies in terms of AI development, and the gap is becoming wider year by year, it warns.