Over 20 Japanese cities have already integrated generative AI into their workloads. Credit: Lets Design Studio/shutterstock

Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Google will collaborate with Japan to create guidelines for the use of AI by its government. 

GlobalData’s 2023 thematic intelligence report into tech regulation showed that Microsoft, Amazon and Google dominated news headlines about tech regulation between 2018 and 2023. 

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The Japanese cities of Osaka, Nagoya, Tsukuba and Yokosuka will join talks with Microsoft, AWS and Google tomorrow (1 May) to create guidelines by April 2025. 

Microsoft-backed startup OpenAI opened its first Japanese office in Tokyo on 15 April following an uptake of Japanese local governments using ChatGPT. 

Integrating generative AI tools like ChatGPT into government work requires strict guidelines to avoid misinformation and data privacy breaches. 

While the majority of press coverage around Big Tech revolved around antitrust, the role of these companies in regulating AI has been increasingly scrutinised. 

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GlobalData forecasts that the total AI market is set to exceed a value of $909bn worldwide by 2030. 

Generative AI revenues are set to be the fastest growing segment of this market, achieving a CAGR of 80% between 2022 and 2027, reaching upwards of $33bn.