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Neyagawa City in Osaka will begin a trial of a telephone service that uses generative AI to listen to elderly residents' everyday concerns around the clock. The city has a growing number of seniors living alone and households made up only of older people.
Read the original →A Surat-based chartered accountant sought ChatGPT's guidance even for minor, routine matters. This dependence spilled into his home life and became a flashpoint in a widening marital rift, which ended with his wife leaving with their child.
Read the original →From April 2027, the Kakegawa city board of education will trial "Mentari," a counseling support app developed by SoftBank, in some municipal elementary and junior high schools. A character named "Mofu" on the app uses artificial intelligence for chat.
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