TOKYO -- Japanese companies are spending more money to secure the best and the brightest in fields like artificial intelligence as the hunt for highly skilled tech workers grows more challenging.
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Students at Konan University in Kobe experiment with robots that use artificial intelligence to perform comedy acts. AI talent is in demand in Japan. (Photo by Hiromasa Matsuura)
TOKYO -- Japanese companies are spending more money to secure the best and the brightest in fields like artificial intelligence as the hunt for highly skilled tech workers grows more challenging.