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A conversation at the annual general meeting of the STS Forum (International Forum on Science, Technology and the Future of Humanity) held in Kyoto.
Masayoshi Son, chairman and president of SoftBank Group, took to the stage at an event in Kyoto on the 4th, and said that while artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies are rapidly advancing, ``If a bad person uses it incorrectly, it can become very dangerous.'' "I don't think we have the luxury of fighting each other anymore," he said, adding that it is important for countries to cooperate in using AI for the welfare of humans.
Mr. Son attended an event related to the annual general meeting of the STS Forum (International Forum on Science, Technology and the Future of Humanity), which is being held at the Kyoto International Conference Center. He held a public conversation with Michael Kratsios, director of the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy.
In the U.S. government, President Trump declared in September that artificial intelligence (AI) would be referred to as "super intelligence" (SI). During this day's conversation, there was also discussion about SI.
There was mention of cooperation between Japan and the United States.

Osaka Public University announced on the 5th that the large-scale system failure that has been occurring since the 2nd has been determined to be a cyber attack caused by ransomware. Approximately 500 servers were down, storing the personal information of approximately 130,000 current students and alumni. Classes were canceled from the 2nd to the 8th, and the entrance exam application deadline was postponed to October 22nd.
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The Australian government is considering regulating the wearing of smart glasses in public facilities due to concerns about security risks, such as the possibility of voyeurism and the leaking of confidential information. Minister for Public Services Gallagher has instructed that a ban be considered.
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NTT Docomo announced that RCS was available to approximately 16,000 users who signed up for new MNP contracts at stores between September 17th and September 25th without receiving an explanation of important matters regarding the use of RCS or obtaining consent for third-party provision to Google Asia Pacific. There were 225 messages that were actually sent and received, and the messages were encrypted, but this was considered problematic from the perspective of secrecy.