Why Japanese firms are being so slow to use AI
Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.
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"There are organisations where process and consensus culture genuinely slow things down."
— Austin Xu , Executive
"The challenges of adopting it are the same as adopting any change in Japanese firms."
— Parrisa Haghirian , Academic
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Japanese risk aversion and conservatism blamed for slow AI take-up by the country's business sector.
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