Sweeping AI and Tech Collaboration Between the US and Japan Announced
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The US and Japan have unveiled a raft of new AI, quantum computing, semiconductors, and other critical technology initiatives.
The ambitious plans were announced this week by President Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio following Kishida’s Official Visit to the White House.
While the leaders affirmed their commitment across a broad range of areas including defence, climate, development, and humanitarian efforts, the new technology collaborations took centre stage and underscore how the US-Japan alliance is evolving into a comprehensive global partnership underpinned by innovation.
One crucial initiative is a $110 million collaboration between the University of Washington, the University of Tsukuba, Carnegie Mellon University, and Keio University. Supported by tech giants such as NVIDIA, Arm, Amazon, and Microsoft, in addition to Japanese firms, the program is designed to strengthen US-Japan leadership in advanced AI research and development.
The US and Japan also pledged to back each other in setting up national AI Safety Institutes and agreed to future cooperation on interoperable AI safety standards, evaluations, and risk management structures.
To curb AI risks, the nations promised to offer transparency about AI-generated and manipulated content from official government outlets. Technical research and standards initiatives were vowed to recognize and verify synthetic media.
Quantum technology was a significant element, with the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) joining forces with Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), to establish sturdy quantum supply chains.
Announcements were made about trilateral cooperation between the University of Chicago, University of Tokyo, and Seoul National University to train a quantum workforce and enhance competitiveness.
Notably, the US and Japan also acknowledged new commercial agreements. One of these includes a deal with Quantinuum who will provide Japan’s RIKEN institute with $50 million in quantum computing services for the next five years.
A number of semiconductor initiatives were launched, potentially including cooperation between Japan’s Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC) and the US National Semiconductor Technology Center along with the National Advanced Packaging Manufacturing Program. Both nations committed to investigate joint semiconductor workforce development initiatives via technical workshops.
Further commercial deals announced covered a variety of sectors such as cloud computing, telecommunications, batteries, robotics, biotechnology, finance, and transportation, among others. This illustrates the combined efforts of public and private sectors in the alliance.
Initiatives that encompass STEM education exchanges, technology curriculums, entrepreneur programs, and talent circulation have underscored the emphasis on human capital development as a driving force for the impending digital innovation wave.
Aside from the focus on technological breakthroughs, there are proliferating initiatives intended for the training, nurturing and exchange of innovators, researchers, and professionals in these fields. The United States and Japan seem intent on strategically developing and utilizing human resources synchronously with their pursuit to establish leading-edge AI, quantum, chip, and other advanced tech capabilities.
Both countries evidently understand the importance of constructing mutually beneficial ecosystems around crucial technologies. This is to boost competitiveness, economic prosperity, and national security in a time of escalating strategic competition.
(Photo by Tong Su)
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Tags: ai, artificial intelligence, innovation, japan, joe biden, kishida fumio, quantum computing, usa
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