Nearly a quarter of Japanese companies have adopted artificial intelligence (AI) in their businesses, while more than 40% have no plan to make use of the cutting-edge technology, a Reuters survey showed on Thursday. Other obstacles include a lack of technological expertise, substantial capital expenditure and concern about reliability, the survey showed. The poll also showed 15% of respondents have experienced cyberattacks over the past year and 9% had business partners that suffered cyberattacks during the same period. Asked about damage, 23% of those that suffered cyberattacks themselves or had business partners that were targets said business was temporarily halted, and 4% said they suffered information leak. The survey also showed half of firms support changing a law stipulating that spouses must use the same surname.

Source: The Express Tribune July 20, 2024 16:06 UTC