ReleaseApril 13, 20261 min read
Japan Unveils $6.7 Billion Plan to Challenge US and Chinese AI Supremacy
Japan's industrial elite has joined forces to develop a domestic AI foundation, aiming to reduce dependence on foreign models and enhance national security. The project, backed by $6.7 billion in funding, seeks to create a cutting-edge AI model with one trillion parameters by the end of the decade.
SoftBank is uniting Japan's industrial elite to build the country's own AI foundation, trying to reduce dependence on American and Chinese models. The article Steel giants, automakers, and banks plan to build Japan's answer to US and Chinese AI dominance appeared first on The Decoder.