As the "Fourth Industrial Revolution" boom came amid advances in artificial intelligence technology in the latter half of the 2010s, many countries including Japan formulated AI promotion strategies.

Millions of people now trust AI with their feelings. Can they trust the companies creating it to prioritize their welfare?

But the report also revealed teens are more optimistic about AI’s personal impact than its societal one. Over the next 20 ...

AI must be leveraged as a "positive impetus" for the global economy, capable of putting the world on a higher growth trajectory, the IT Secretary said.