AI, chips and, of course, defense to dominate summit talks
Japan and the United States will agree to strengthen cooperation in advanced technology when Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on April 10.
The draft of the joint statement to be issued after the meeting includes wording about working more closely together in semiconductors and artificial intelligence, along with the usual focus on defense cooperation.
It defines the bilateral relationship as a “global partnership” and emphasizes that the two nations will strengthen their roles as global leaders in such fields as AI, quantum technology, semiconductors and bio-research while cooperating with other partner nations.
The two leaders are expected to set up a framework for AI research and development through cooperation with U.S. semiconductor manufacturer Nvidia Corp., Arm Holdings, a major British semiconductor design company owned by SoftBank Group Corp., Amazon as well as the University of Washington and the University of Tsukuba.
According to sources, discussions are continuing over providing about $100 million (about 15 billion yen) for AI cooperation.