11/18, Tuesday, I went to listen to this panel about
US-Japan: Future of AI and Quantum.
I liked it so much, that I'm making a note here.
The person speaking here in th photeo is the Counsel General of Japan. But he's not the one who's interesting, nor the moderator, but the 3 guests (all ladies) on the panel:
They all have quick mind, and know what they are talking about, listed concrete examples.
I'm especially impressed by Hodan Omaar, who's very young.
I even asked her a question after the talk.
Learned a few things today:
- Japanese ministries are very silo-ed and competitive. It's monumental that METI and MIC have joined hands in publishing its AI guideline, updated frequently.
- soft guideline approach works in societies like Japan, where social norm is follow the lead. Soft policy also combines with a few hard laws. Guidelines can be updated more frequently.
- Japan's startup scene is not as weak as in general perception, according to Ulrike Schaeke. Example is Sakana.ai, founded by ex-Googlers and a lawyer from New York. Interesting choice to launch their startup in Japan.
- Japan has earmarked hundreds of billions $ to its Moonshot program.
- even without the willingness from the US fedral government (who wants dominance), collaboration can happen in the state and company level
After the talk, I chatted with a very interesting guy who's working on CMOS design that would reuse energy.
Turns out he's VP of Technology of Vaire, a startup that recycles energy in the gates.
11/18, Tuesday, I went to listen to this panel about US-Japan: Future of AI and Quantum.
I liked it so much, that I'm making a note here.
The person speaking here in th photeo is the Counsel General of Japan. But he's not the one who's interesting, nor the moderator, but the 3 guests (all ladies) on the panel:
