OSAKA ¨C There¡¯s a sense of panic within Japan Inc. and the government ¡ª the world¡¯s No. 3 economy, doesn¡¯t have enough experts in artificial intelligence, and it¡¯s time to do something about it.
SoftBank Group Corp. CEO Masayoshi Son last month bemoaned the state of play, calling Japan a ¡®developing country¡¯ in the most important current technology revolution.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in June unveiled a plan to train 250,000 people in AI skills annually by 2025, albeit one criticized as unrealistic due to a shortage of teachers. Tech heavyweights like Sony Corp. are hiking pay for the right hires and boosting recruitment of foreign engineers.
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