The Japanese government and private enterprises launch a $19 billion national artificial intelligence project.

PANews, December 21 — According to Golden Ten Data, the Japanese government will cooperate with the private sector to launch a large-scale project to develop a national artificial intelligence system with a total value of about 3 trillion yen (approximately $19 billion). It is expected that next spring, SoftBank Group and more than a dozen other Japanese companies will establish a new company to develop Japan's largest foundational artificial intelligence model. The new company will be led by SoftBank Group and will bring together about 100 experts selected through company competitions, including SoftBank engineers and developers from Preferred Networks. The Japanese government emphasized that artificial intelligence directly affects industrial competitiveness and national security, and excessive reliance on foreign technology poses strategic risks, which is one of the reasons for launching this project.