Japan's cautious approach to AI may pay dividends

Technology can make a positive impact on society and accelerate progress toward a sustainable world

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Kawasaki Robotics' CL110N and Nyokkey, mobile-type autonomous social robots with arms, are demonstrated at Japan Robot Week in Tokyo on Sept. 18. © Reuters

Susan Taylor Martin is the CEO of the British Standards Institution.

Adopting AI could provide Japan with a new opportunity to tackle structural challenges from an ageing society to labor shortages, while paving the way to innovate for growth. While Japan's AI adoption has been slow and lags other countries, could this cautious approach pay dividends?

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