Japan Wut 116 "AI Moats"

N THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … We discuss drive through drugstores, how AI solutions used by regular Japanese people are being demonized as misinformation while the G7 (headed by Japan) seeks to regulate the AI ecosystem, and how Japan is using the cheap yen as an excuse to bow out of military spending. Strap in! You are living in interesting times.Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comSHOW NOTES FOR EP. 116HIGH NOT HIGH/NEW PRODUCTGunma’s drive-throughs offer everything from sushi to medsSOCIETY 5.0Japan high school trials AI as conversation partner to boost English speaking skillsThousands of education board-distributed tablet computers broken in west JapanFake video of Kishida spreads; creator denies malicious intent  (LINK TO STUPID DEEP FAKE PM KISHIDA VIDEO)Kishida can’t believe his ears at the sound of him speakingJapan PM Kishida faces questions from AI bot ChatGPT in DietElon Musk issues warning about 'humanoid robots' in AI 'age of abundance'WARAir Self-Defense Force plane evacuates 46 out of IsraelThe #US is quietly arming #Taiwan to the teethJapan and Philippine leaders agree to negotiate defense pact and boost ties amid China's aggressionJapan's prime minister tours Philippine patrol ship and boosts alliances amid maritime tensionsPNP on watch vs Chinese ‘sleeper cells’Weak yen forces Japan to shrink historic military spending planJapan, Malaysia to boost defense cooperationDEDOLLORChina Delivers Sustainable Development Funding To Hard-Hit Egypt