TOKYO: Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said Sunday his ministry will compile a new plan called Defence AI Vision detailing how artificial intelligence (AI) should be used, keeping pace with the technology’s rapid advancement, Kyodo News reported.
The Air Self-Defence Force will have its automatic warning and control system equipped with AI starting next March, the minister said.
The new AI vision, expected to be formulated as early as this month, will update the existing basic policy on the use of AI in areas such as target detection, command and control and logistical support.
“We should not hesitate to make revisions whenever necessary because the field (of AI) is rapidly changing,” Koizumi told reporters after attending a ceremony at the Ground Self-Defence Force’s Camp Kurihama in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo.
He said the use of AI and data should help Japan beef up its defences.
Japan is expected to update its three key documents on defence and security this year to better cope with the changing security environment. – BERNAMA-KYODO
