Japan Wut 115 "Build Back Worse"

ON THIS INSTALLMENT…DONATE: PAYPAL.ME/JAPANWUT … We discuss how uninformed politicians at Japan’s G7 meet are trying to regulate AI as a Build Back Better move — they don’t care if their AI solutions are worse, as long as they control them and you don’t. We also cover how the De-Dollarization movement is affecting the Japanese economy, and how a new rice might be high or not high. Strap in! It’s only getting weirder!Follow Matt: Twitter / Facebook Page / InstagramOfficial Website: matthewpmbigelow.comSHOW NOTES FOR 115HIGH NOT HIGHHay fever-fighting rice to be part of Japan's economic stimulusNEW PRODUCTMitsui Sumitomo Insurance to offer AI security camera serviceWARWhat Russia could give North Korea in exchange for weapons to use in Ukraine | NK PROSOCIETY 5.0Japan Mobility Show provides glimpse of robots as future of rescue effortsKoito, Denso collaborate to enhance night driving safetyG7 agrees on guiding principles for AI developers to address risksPress cornerAn economy that works for peopleJapan, EU agree on developing rules for cross-border data flowsJapanese scientists make better lithium-ion battery without cobaltBrakes applied to driverless public transport after Fukui accident  AI suitcase tested outdoors to guide visually impaired peopleAI map analysis uncovers 34 probable ancient burial mounds in JapanEAT THE BUGS「究極の昆虫食　G」が自販機に登場　人類進化のワンステップに？：朝日新聞デジタルCHINAChinese yuan beats Euro, is 2nd most used currency in global payments system SWIFTDEDOLLORDCJPY: A Revolution in Digital Currency and Global ConnectivityDe-Dollarization? China Completes First Digital Yuan Purchase For Cross-Border Oil Transaction India Rejects Russian Demand To Pay For Oil In Chinese YuanPetroChina Completes First International Crude Oil Trade in Digital Yuan: ReportSGOTWChinese worker at Japanese firm held over rare earth ‘spying’ U.S. soldier arrested for trespassing in home in Aomori PrefectureDEPOPULATION Aging Japanese town faces challenge as foreign population grows 20 times larger in 20 yrsSmall group learning key to survival of Japan's least populous city