Japan to promote domestic AI development for national security

The Japanese government will specify the need to promote domestic development of artificial intelligence in an upcoming strategy, official sources said Sunday, as it seeks to avoid overdependence on foreign AI for national security.An overview of the country's basic AI plan being compiled is expected to call for better treatment to attract AI professionals, along with the development of cutting-edge chips and a next-generation supercomputer, according to the sources.At a time when the United States and China are competing for high-tech supremacy and competition is fierce in the private sect…READ FULL ARTICLE