Japan PM Kishida to discuss AI with Meta’s Zuckerberg on February 27 – report

Feb 27, 2024 11:25 AM PHT

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Japan PM Kishida to discuss AI with Meta’s Zuckerberg on February 27 – report

ZUCKERBERG. Meta's CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on online child sexual exploitation at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, USA. on January 31, 2024.

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The meeting follows reports Mark Zuckerberg would visit South Korea to discuss AI with Samsung Electronics chairman Jay Y. Lee, and possibly meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol

TOKYO, Japan – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet Meta Platforms Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday, Feburary 27, to exchange views on artificial intelligence, Fuji Television reported.

The meeting follows reports that Zuckerberg would visit South Korea at the end of this month to discuss AI with Samsung Electronics chairman, Jay Y. Lee, and possibly meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

Meta, the operator of Facebook, last week confirmed Zuckerberg was planning to visit South Korea.

Japan’s government and corporate sector are racing to catch up in AI development. In the past year, Kishida has met with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia NVDA.O CEO Jensen Huanga to discuss AI regulation and infrastructure. – Rappler.com