There has been so much attention paid to the AI boom in the United States and China. Japan has sorta been ignored. Should it be? Japan has in recent years launched a leading edge AI lab, a leading edge semiconductor foundry, and several integrator startups. Over the past week, I had another set of conversations with various companies and people in Tokyo. Mostly, I explored the question: How is the AI boom going in Japan? I recognize that talking to a few people does not a country profile make. But in today’s video, a small vibe check on the Japanese AI boom.
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