Episode Summary
Why is the Japanese government sending drones into the Suicide Forest? Are foreign cars equipped with cameras and radars monitoring domestic military assets? Would you put your kids on a self-driving bus?Follow the Podcast: X / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website, please share: matthewpmbigelow.comSHOW NOTESJAPANOstrich endeavor ensuring Yoshinoya can meet demand for meatSOCIETY 5.0Drones patrol the Aokigahara forest at night, detecting people and "dissuading suicide attempts"... Yamanashi Prefecture to start this monthマッチングアプリ、マイナカードで「年収」も証明可能に--河野氏「安心して婚活できる」と導入呼びかけ(CNET Japan) - Yahoo!ニュースNEC uses AI to analyze trustworthiness of information and support fact-checkingAutomatic runs to start on Joetsu Shinkansen Line in fiscal 2028Japan retail chain Nojima president offers advice via AI alter egoSaikai City Hall tests the usefulness of "Varigoodkun," an AI for local governments. Achieves reduction of 2,072 hours of work time in just two monthsPKSHA and Osaka Metro jointly develop "AI monitoring system" that detects white canes and wheelchairs to strengthen customer monitoring system"THE PILLOW" offers comfortable sleep with "pillow x AI" and opens official store on Rakuten IchibaSupporting rapid evacuation in the event of a disaster, a disaster prevention service for local governments using facial recognition has been developed. Total support for evacuation shelter management by notifying each resident of evacuation shelters and using facial recognition to enter and exit the shelters.Facial recognition payment system installed at school dormitory stores, financial education to warn against overspending Facial recognition payment available at Nissen High School Joyo Bank and Hitachi Finance/DX Education IbarakiIntroducing the latest AI camera… Capturing smartphone users while drivingWhy BYD is adopting Huawei's autonomous driving technologyJunior high school students tes