Regulation, Law & GovernanceGovernment of Japan (Cabinet)

Japan's Cabinet adopts the Phase II Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan

Cabinet decision on the Phase II Artificial Intelligence Basic Plan

Why it matters

A revision only 7 months after Phase I was finalized. Japan puts agile governance into practice as an actual revision cycle

Source — Primary sources first; secondary reports are labelled “Press”

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