Its largest telecommunications company Japanand the country's largest newspaper called for swift legislation to limit artificial intelligence, suggesting that democracy and the social order could collapse if AI is left unchecked.
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, or NTT, and Yomiuri Shimbun Group Holdings made the proposal in an AI manifesto (Artificial intelligence) which will be released on Monday.
Coupled with a law passed in March by the European Parliament restricting certain uses of artificial intelligence, the manifesto points to growing concern among US allies about artificial intelligence programs.
The Japanese companies' manifesto, while citing the potential benefits of artificial intelligence in improving productivity, takes a generally skeptical view of the technology.
Without giving details, he states that the tools AIs have already begun to harm human dignity because they are sometimes designed to get users' attention without regard to morality or accuracy.
Αν δεν περιοριστεί η τεχνητή νοημοσύνη, "στο χειρότερο σενάριο, η δημοκρατία και η κοινωνική τάξη θα μπορούσαν να καταρρεύσουν, με αποτέλεσμα πολέμους", αναφέρει το μανιφέστο.
It also says Japan should take immediate measures in response, including laws to protect elections and national better safetyfrom the abuse of artificial intelligence.
