Open AccessThe Best of AI in Japan — Prologue
Author(s) -
Nishida Toyoaki
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
ai magazine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2371-9621
pISSN - 0738-4602
DOI - 10.1609/aimag.v33i2.2358
Subject(s) - prologue , perspective (graphical) , focus (optics) , series (stratigraphy) , history , artificial intelligence , operations research , data science , computer science , engineering , archaeology , geology , paleontology , physics , optics
This article is the first report in the best of AI in Japan series. This series will focus not only on prominent accomplishments made in AI research and development but also on AI‐related events in society. As the first in the forthcoming series, this opening article features a historical background and outlines the contemporary AI research activities in Japan. It then highlights some recent prominent results from industry. Finally, a future perspective is given.