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The Mainichi
4 days ago
- Business
- The Mainichi
Japan consortium developing misinformation-fighting AI model
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A Japanese consortium involving Fujitsu Ltd. is developing a fact-checking platform using artificial intelligence, seeking to counter the type of online misinformation often seen during disasters and around elections. The group of nine organizations -- including the National Institute of Informatics, NEC Corp. and academic institutions -- aims to complete the system by the end of fiscal 2025. The AI will analyze, collect supporting data and assess the authenticity of information online. "It involves lots of checking when you want to ascertain truth on your own, but the system could help us make quick judgments," said Dai Yamamoto, a senior project director at Fujitsu. In late May, Yamamoto tried the system during its development, entering the statement, "A group of foreign thieves went to quake-hit areas immediately after the Noto earthquake," and asking it to verify. A few seconds later, a message judging the statement as "False" popped up. The system backed its assessment with a newspaper article, saying it found information that contradicted the claim. It also concluded the reliability of the news organization that published the report was "high." The system, which uses a large language model specializing in fighting false information, is being developed with 6 billion yen ($40 million) in funding provided by the New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization, a government agency. Using the platform, even "deepfakes" -- images and videos featuring real people but created by AI -- can be detected as it spots characteristics that tend to be overlooked, according to the developers. The move comes as concerns grow about the dissemination of online disinformation and misinformation, such as fake videos of disasters, and their negative impact at times of crisis.
10-07-2025
- Business
Panel Urges Fujitsu to Help Victims of U.K. Post Office Scandal
News from Japan Technology Jul 10, 2025 16:43 (JST) London, July 10 (Jiji Press)--An independent panel investigating the British post office scandal involving a faulty accounting system developed by Fujitsu Ltd. has urged the Japanese firm, the British government and others to take relief measures for wrongly convicted post office workers. The panel set up by the British government recommended financial redress measures should be taken promptly for some 10,000 eligible claimants. It called for an outline of the measures to be submitted by the end of October. In its report released Tuesday, the panel concluded the redress measures for postmasters and other victims have been insufficient and need sizable improvement. It also stressed the need for affording opportunities for the victims to receive legal advice and for providing financial redress to close family members who suffered serious adverse consequences. The panel proposed setting up a permanent public body to handle the redress measures in a unified manner. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
23-04-2025
- Business
Fujitsu, Riken Develop World-Leading Quantum Computer
News from Japan Society Technology Apr 23, 2025 10:38 (JST) Tokyo, April 23 (Jiji Press)--Fujitsu Ltd. and Riken said Tuesday that they have developed a world-leading 256-qubit superconducting quantum computer with four times the computing power of its predecessor. The new computer will be available for use by research institutes and companies by June. Quantum computers are said to have more computing power than supercomputers, but require tens of thousands to one million qubits per unit to prevent computing errors. Competition is intensifying in Japan and abroad for making quantum computers smaller and improving error detection methods. The newly developed quantum computer cools integrated circuits made of superconducting materials to almost absolute zero, and the machine is designed to efficiently release internal heat. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
