Japan's new energy plan bows to AI -- but at what cost?

Tokyo should take a hard look at its AI strategy as it pivots on nuclear power

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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman attend an event to pitch AI for businesses in Tokyo on Feb. 3, 2025. © Reuters

Will Fee is a researcher at the Tokyo-based Yuri Group. He is the lead writer of the GxxD series of reports, which explore the intersection between digitalization and green energy in Japan.

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