Japan supports industrial use of generative AI, PM says

On Tuesday, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said the country supports industrial applications of generative AI technology like OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

Kishida visited the CEO of Microsoft (MSFT.O)-backed OpenAI in Tokyo earlier this month and said the Group of Seven conference in Hiroshima next month will discuss “international rules” on generative AI.

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(This story was refiled to add a word in paragraph 3)