Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

ChatGPT mixes up Japan's digital transformation minister Taro Kono with the country's prime minister Fumio Kishida

Japan's digital transformation minister, Taro Kono, says ChatGPT mixed him up with the country's prime minister. Japan's prime minister has been Fumio Kishida since 2021. Kono has never been the prime minister. AI-powered products like OpenAI's chatbot are prone to making mistakes, a point of concern for some AI experts. 


Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Japan to bet big on hydrogen to meet 2050 zero-emission goal

 TOKYO -- Japan will boost the amount of power it plans to generate using hydrogen, looking to burn about 10 million tons annually by 2030, roughly equivalent to the output of more than 30 nuclear reactors.


The new target is being set to allow Japan to reach zero net carbon emissions by 2050, a goal set by Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga in October.


While the plan is to utilize solar and wind energy to reduce the country's carbon footprint, the output of those sources varies with the weather, so existing power plants would still be needed. If instead noncarbon-emitting hydrogen can be used as fuel, greenhouse gas emissions can be cut even further. In addition, excess power generated from renewable sources when weather conditions are optimal can be used to produce stores of hydrogen.

Source: https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Environment/Japan-to-bet-big-on-hydrogen-to-meet-2050-zero-emission-goal