Japan deploys AI to detect false info on Fukushima water release

Foreign Ministry counters with multilingual videos assuring safety standards

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Radioactive wastewater is stored in tanks at the Fukushima Diaiichi nuclear power plant.   © Kyodo

RIEKO MIKI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- The Japanese government is using artificial intelligence to identify "false information" on social media regarding the planned release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Japan's plan to release the water stored at the crippled power plant into the Pacific Ocean has raised concerns in neighboring countries, despite assurances from the International Atomic Energy Agency. Quickly detecting false online information enables Japan to respond with its own science-based postings.

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