Carolina Shiino, a 26-year-old woman born to Ukrainian parents, has become the center of a heated debate after being crowned Miss Japan in Tokyo on Monday, making her the first naturalized Japanese citizen to win the prestigious title. During her acceptance speech at the Miss Japan Grand Prix pageant, Shiino expressed gratitude for being recognized as a Japanese person, despite …
Osaka University researchers have used AI to decode subjects’ brain activity to create images of what they are seeing. In an open letter last month, tech leaders including Tesla founder Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak called for a pause on the development of AI due to “profound risks to society and humanity.” Despite his excitement, Takagi acknowledges that …