Regulation, Law & GovernanceGovernment of Japan (Cabinet)
Japan's Cabinet adopts the AI Basic Plan
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Cabinet decision adopting the AI Basic Plan — 3 principles: balancing the promotion of innovation with risk management, agile response, and integrated domestic and international policy. It set the goal of becoming the country where AI is easiest to develop and use in the world, and called for expanding the AI Safety Institute's staff to about 2 times the current level
Why it matters
The first statutory basic plan under the AI Promotion Act. Japan locks in a minimal-regulation, maximal-use position in a national document
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Officialwww8.cao.go.jphttps://www8.cao.go.jp/cstp/ai/ai_plan/aiplan_20251223.pdfAdded in Week 35, 2026 · See that week
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