Japan goes light on AI regulation to court investment

How business-friendly can Tokyo be as public concerns rise?

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Japan is looking to encourage AI-related investment to shore up its own relatives weaknesses in that area. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Konosuke Urata) 

RYOHTAROH SATOH, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Japan is looking to lure AI investment away from Europe and elsewhere by becoming the "most AI-friendly country in the world," with a regulation-light approach.

While the European Union recently passed the AI Act, billed as the world's first comprehensive law governing the use of artificial intelligence, the Japanese government's AI Strategic Council, which is leading the debate in Japan, is focusing on industry-led oversight.

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