Japan trails China, U.S. in personal usage of generative AI: white paper

Japanese businesses also slower in embracing new technology

Japanese people are not using generative AI as much as those in other countries, according to government data. (Photo by Nikkei)

KENSUKE WATANABE, Nikkei staff writer

July 6, 2024 05:08 JST

TOKYO -- Only 9.1% of people in Japan use generative artificial intelligence, compared with 56.3% in China, a Japanese government white paper released Friday shows.

The percentage in Japan was also lower than three other countries referenced for comparison in the 2024 White Paper on Information and Communications in Japan: 46.3% in the U.S., 39.8% in the U.K. and the 34.6% in Germany.