TOKYO -- SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Tuesday urged Japan to tackle its aging society using artificial intelligence, lest the country fall further behind the U.S. and China in advanced computing.
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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son speaks at the Moonshot International Symposium on Dec. 17 in Tokyo, where he warned that "Japan has lost the past, and may be losing the future" in AI. (Photo by Shihoko Nakaoka)
TOKYO -- SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son on Tuesday urged Japan to tackle its aging society using artificial intelligence, lest the country fall further behind the U.S. and China in advanced computing.